SoberDriver

19yo. Curious mind. Recovering #tech enthousiast. Science lover, not blinded by shiny gadgets. Let's keep a critical eye!

#TechCritique
#TeamHumans
#degrowth

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

A palliative nurse recorded the most common regrets of the dying. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'.

#work #life
https://t.co/6usiYmG7WW

[CNN @CNN]

An ultramassive black hole, understood to be one of the largest ever detected, has been discovered by astronomers using a new technique https://t.co/EJm3nOZZj3

[CNN @CNN]

Economists are growing concerned about the $20 trillion commercial real estate industry.
https://t.co/XeVVDcpGi2

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

“We are entering a new epoch of crisis, a slow-motion tidal wave of risks that will wash over our economy in the next decades — namely climate change, demographics, deglobalization and artificial intelligence,” Richard Bookstaber writes.
https://t.co/xQ4xIVPTZq

[Brian O'Neill @boneillhawk]

How big was the carbon footprint to build ChatGPT? When ChatGPT’s text is used to build something, who is responsible if/when that text is wrong? This is where we’ll need regulation. 8/8

[Brian O'Neill @boneillhawk]

“Something is coming. We aren’t ready.” Yes, but the thing that’s coming isn’t Skynet. There are ethical, technological, and environmental concerns about how GPT and other large language models are constructed and made available. 7/8

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Find a job somewhere else? Don't mind if I do.

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

The pace & scale of #climateaction is insufficient to tackle #climatechange.

In 2018, #IPCC highlighted the scale of the challenge required to keep warming to 1.5°C. 5 years on, the Synthesis Report shows that the challenge has become even greater.

👉 https://t.co/zAMzd12lR7

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Some are turning to artificial intelligence chat bots to figure out what to say in situations that feel high-stakes. They are using the tool to talk to their children, to approach bosses, to provide difficult feedback or to write wedding vows. https://t.co/NEOAh7vuGL

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@vaibhavk97 Can you share the link of the entire article ? Thank you 🙂🙏🙏

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@geoffmcfarlan "We can't (we won't) try to actually fix the problem. So we're going to use a band-aid to fix a broken bone. A band-aid whose production has been part of the problem (high technology use a lot of energy, and worsen contamination)"
#degrowth
#TechOptimism
#MagicThinking

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

Expecting #tech to single-handedly solve the climate crisis is magic thinking. It's like asking a fox to guard the henhouse. Not only do we need a radical systemic change, but the negative environmental impact of tech must also be recognized.
#TechOptimism #ClimateCrisis

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@WtxNews King Charles III thinks it would be a good idea to visit France amidst political turmoil. The French: 'Well, we did behead one king before, what's one more?' #royalvisit #historyrepeatsitself

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@WtxNews King Charles III thinks it would be a good idea to visit France amidst political turmoil. The French: 'Well, we did behead one king before, what's one more?' #royalvisit #historyrepeatsitself

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@jpkiekens Revolution.

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@PerceptiveAxion @CNN Some oil countries can afford it, but most would definitely try something different if they had the choice. Desalination, at most, is a last-resort solution, because it has way more cons than pros...

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@PerceptiveAxion @CNN Well, it's also that it's extremely expensive (yeah, idk why I thought people could care about biodiversity) and the water coming from desalination would be unaffordable for most, and especially to use on culture, unless you want food to be a luxury only for the wealthy

[SoberDriver @GenZResistance]

@UberFacts I've always found that so fascinating! I read that it might be that hearing voices is seen as a positive or even spiritual experience in some cultures, rather than a symptom of mental illness