It never ceases to amaze me that tech bros want to build worlds created in dystopian novels and expect a different outcome. […] It’s exhausting to go through hype cycles of how yet another new technology built based on a dystopian novel is rolling out regardless of the harms or bias that it might trigger. It’s painful to think about how much capital is spent chasing pyramid schemes and illusions rather than solving actual problems.

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(This article was originally linked by Adam Tinworth @adders, a journalist you should follow.)