Therapists at Kaiser went on a hunger strike in Los Angeles to protest "factory" like working conditions and the automation of healthcare. I went down to the picket line on the last day to talk to the workers, some of whom hadn't eaten for 100 hours.

Therapists went on a hunger strike to protest 'assembly line' conditions and the automation of mental healthcare

Kaiser mental health workers have been striking for more time with patients, better pay, and to fight algorithmic triage—healthcare automation th...

OpenAI is using Studio Ghibli-style memes as an ad hoc promotional campaign for its new image generator—despite Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's famous hatred of AI. Sam Altman even made his X avatar a 'Ghiblified' portrait. Disgracing Miyazaki is part of the point: It's more proof to the industry's biggest boosters that they have won—that they're free to use, appropriate, and commoditize art however they see fit.

OpenAI's Studio Ghibli meme factory is an insult to art itself

Sam Altman is promoting his new image generator by appropriating the work of one of the greatest living animators—who is "disgusted" by AI.

So the LA Times replaced me with an AI that defends the KKK

So the LA Times replaced me with an AI that defends the KKK

The LA Times is laying off and buying out staff, while introducing highly dubious AI tools. This is what automation looks like in 2025.

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