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Blood in the Machine

Technology · English

Blood in the Machine publishes weekly essays on AI policy, surveillance technology, and anti-tech activism for readers interested in the political and social impact of big tech. The newsletter covers topics ranging from AI safety and workplace sentiment to public backlash against surveillance companies and data centers.

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What’s really behind AI ‘super intelligence’

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The AI extinction narrative is winning out

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How to kick Flock out of your town

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The ‘End Times Fascists’ of AI, ft. Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

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The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’

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The real AI jobs apocalypse

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Why office workers are turning against AI

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The revolt against Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ is part of a growing storm

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With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.

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Charting the rise of tech fascism

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The State of the AI Bubble with Ed Zitron

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The Odyssey as tech criticism

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Dr. Alex Hanna

AI researcher and founder of the Luddite Lab who discussed worker anger toward AI.

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Gil Duran

Author of 'Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy', discussing tech's authoritarian turn.

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Naomi Klein

Author of End Times Fascism; former employee at Postmates

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Astra Taylor

Author of End Times Fascism; former employee at Postmates

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Brian Merchant

Author of Blood in the Machine

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Morgan Goin

Level designer at ZeniMax Online Studios who worked on Elder Scrolls

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Autumn Mitchell

Senior QA tester at Bethesda, studio behind Fallout

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Chris Hays

Lead services programmer at id Software

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