Non-critical embrace of LLM 'reasoning' models is the scholasticism of idiots.

Happy to be quoted in 'Is AI Worth It? A Growing Number of Artificial Intelligence Skeptics Is Raising Doubts About a Utopian Future' https://archive.ph/gjmCY. The mag is delivered to SF's most exclusive neighborhoods - hope some VC chokes on their Chai Latte while reading it.

Australian government: 'AI worse than humans in every way at summarising information'.

Crikey

AI worse than humans in every way at summarising information, government trial finds

A test of AI for Australia's corporate regulator found that the technology might actually make more work for people, not less.

UK government: 'Great, we'll use it to match medical conditions for Employment and Support Allowance claims!':

GOV.UK

DWP: Employment and Support Allowance Online Medical Matching

A tool which helps Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) agents match medical conditions for ESA claims.

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AI weaponisation is dangerous not because AI is all-powerful but exactly because AI is a bit crap. It's doesn't deliver for socially useful production but it's great for violent destruction where collateral damage (false positives/confabulation) is seen as a bonus.

Big tech is Ransomware. They've stolen all our data and hold all our vital services in the Cloud and at their mercy. We keep paying, or they pull the plug on society. Now is the time for #decomputing