Technology-related posts.
Recently, someone told me they refuse to interact with any content that is AI-generated. They dismissed AI-authored blog posts, tuned out AI-narrated audiobooks, and claimed to have a radar for detecting machine-made media. At first, I was struck by their conviction. But almost immediately, another thought followed: How long will that even be possible?
Three decades ago, Ted Kaczynski, in his manifesto Industrial Society and Its Future, issued stark warnings about the trajectory of technological advancement, particularly the rise of artificial intelligence. His insights, once dismissed as fringe or alarmist, have proven to be strikingly prescient, as many of the ethical, social, and existential dilemmas surrounding AI that he outlined are now at the forefront of global discourse. Kaczynski foresaw a world in which technology, rather than serving humanity, would increasingly shape and control it, eroding individual autonomy and concentrating power in the hands of elites who wield technology as a tool of domination.
For decades, a prevailing notion in creative industries has been that Macintosh computers are the superior choice for design work. Walk into any design studio, and you’re likely to find rows of sleek MacBook Pros and iMacs lining the desks. This belief has become so ingrained that many designers assume that using a Mac is simply part of the job. But is there any truth to this? Or is it just a myth perpetuated by tradition and branding?
