Deskilling is the point of AI. Rigid subjectivities, which skilled work produces, are less desirable to the capitalist order whose entire existence is predicated on managing crises tied to and created by capital flows. It’s much easier to manage malleable, liquid subjectivities of instant ‘experts’.
Seeing the Peter Serafinowicz Harry Potter announcement just made me think, once again, about this excellent James Acaster bit from Off Menu.
"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?"
Yep. Hope this helps.
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BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked a bathroom ban in Idaho that threatened transgender people with up to 5 years in prison for using a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
This is a win for trans rights.