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this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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There's a whole good commencement speech hidden there where the "AI ReVoLuTiOn" is likened to the industrial revolution. How it is all about turbocharging the exploitation of workers and the planet; how its promise is to make a few immensely rich and give them the power to oppress everyone; and how we need educated, empathetic young people -- and especially the liberal arts -- to express themselves creatively and push against the system and mainstream narratives, because the only way workers win this "revolution" is the same as always: by song and poem and book and painting that fuels movements and protests.
But what the fuck do I know, I'm not the Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Tavistock Development Company, a real estate firm. I would never be invited to do a commencement speech.