smells like goodfam in here

generative AI - bad evil AI. chatbots, LLMs, image generators, etc. this the one that steals shit.

analytical AI - helpful medical AI. this the one that helps detect cancer early.

people are being round up into death camps. people are being sent to prison for decades for carrying zines on them. people are being tracked across several state lines and getting arrested for getting abortions. and you people STILL fucking care about "ART THEFT"!! is that all that matters? the worthless and pathetic class interests of the bourgeoise and the artisan class? that's the touchstone political issue? that's the thing you list first? it's not even worth listing!

it's not even, oh, the loss of privacy via web scraping. the possibility of these datasets including medical documentation or CSAM. the possibility of a data breach involving this shit. NOPE it's SCRAPING SHIT FROM DEVIANT ART!

Distinguishing between any of these kinds or levels of abuse is a mistake.

First, they're part of an overall trend of private sector impunity, law enforcement overreach, and the virtual nullification of the 4th Amendment.

Second, all AI technology is the same. Not in application or purpose - algorithms can be used to do useful things like diagnose cancer - but in terms of technical and product development.

Art generation AI is facial recognition AI is predictive policing AI is vibe coding AI. It's totally possible to advocate for better cancer screening tools and less book burning, but fascist technocrat grifters trying to sell an "everything machine" actively oppose that kind of restriction.

There's also no way to build an "everything machine" without comprehensive colonization of the internet and exploitation of information, which includes everything from your private emails to your personal photos to your biometric data. (This creep is not limited to AI - look at genetic testing and law enforcement.)

The problem isn't one more or less trivial violation of your civil rights or your privacy or your access to information (because the funhouse mirror of AI is also a civil rights issue - can't defend your rights if you have no reliable news sources). It's using constant privacy violations to control and consume you.

And honestly, if younger people in the Roblox Era use casual deviantart IP theft to problematize organized surveillance and extractive research and development, that's fine by me.

how to troubleshoot by yourself when you have a technical problem

what common file types are

some very basics on how to use ""developer tools"" on your computer (because i cant think of a better way to refer to them) like task manager and command prompt (and their mac equivalents, terminal and activity monitor ofc)

how to read and understand a privacy policy and what your personal data is, as well as what it being collected actually means and steps you can take to keep it private

how to understand terms of service (hey. if you have trouble with reading legalese and worry about being able to understand these policies anyways, here's a site that gives basic summaries of privacy policies and ToS)

what a cookie actually is

internet privacy and your digital footprint!! seriously i dont know why we stopped teaching people that they shouldnt be putting their entire real identity online in a world where your online actions can ruin you irl

basic safety measures like antivirus software (and why you should use it or if the built in one on windows or mac is enough for you) and backing up your computer (also a mac guide)

common keyboard shortcuts (and on mac)

as an additional note: things i think everyone should know on computers and the internet but schools may bit hesitant to teach about for whatever moral/legal standards schools pretend to operate on

vpns and adblockers! (btw for most of these where you can pay for things im purposefully not recommending any specific software but seriously just use ublock origin for an adblocker)

how to not get a virus while pirating something

what a temporary email is and when to use one

red flags that you shouldn't trust a website (and how to quickly check the security of a site)

an online compiler so you dont need to download anything or worry about running code directly on your computer if that makes you nervous

a basic video guide to introduce you to python and walk you through beginner steps

a guide to some syntax and commands you should know (this was literally my lifeline in my first CS class)