Research that Barto, 76, and Sutton, 67, began in the late 1970s paved the way for some of the past decade's AI breakthroughs. At the heart of their work was channeling so-called “hedonistic” machines ...

Like their predecessors in the 19th century, digital Luddites are fighting oppressive technology. Will they succeed?

In 1811, armed with hammers and desperation, a band of English textile workers stormed factories to smash the mechanised looms that threatened their livelihoods. These ‘Luddites’ weren’t ...

In 2022, New York Times reporter Alex Vadukul wrote a piece about Logan Lane – then a high school student – and her peers starting the “Luddite Club”, a group that would meet up to hang ...

Luddite Club members still living 'fulfilling, offline lives' in college Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: February 18, 2025 In 2022, New York Times reporter Alex Vadukul wrote a piece ...

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The Mechanic and The Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism is Sadowski’s distillation of many of the key ideas he has been developing over the years on the podcast. Although he ...

“Sometimes people can be really scared to appear critical about a new AI tool, because there’s always a fear that people will think you are a Luddite or that you don’t understand it or that you are ...

“God seems to know not only what we do but also what we think. Seems like a huge data privacy concern.” Here are my top predictions on secular trends around data and its GPS. If you accuse me of ...