Why feeds
Social media used to be a quick way to catch up with sharp thinkers and stumble into unexpected ideas. But once timelines got enshittified and buried in algorithmic noise, that serendipity dried up. Now, I follow trusted voices directly with no middleman or engagement bait, letting my reading list grow organically from the people they quote, blogroll below.
What I read
AI critique – people
- Pluralistic (Cory Doctorow) · RSS
Cory Doctorow’s blog on tech, monopolies, and copyright. - AI as Normal Technology (Narayanan & Kapoor) · RSS
Princeton researchers writing on AI policy and hype. - Citation Needed (Molly White) · RSS
Molly White’s newsletter tracking crypto and tech accountability. - Blood in the Machine (Brian Merchant) · RSS
Brian Merchant’s newsletter on labor, automation, and tech history. - Where’s Your Ed At (Ed Zitron) · RSS
Ed Zitron’s newsletter on the tech industry and media criticism. - Disconnect (Paris Marx) · RSS
Paris Marx’s newsletter and podcast on tech critique. - Baldur Bjarnason · RSS
Web developer and author writing on the tech industry and AI. - Pivot to AI · RSS
Blog tracking AI industry claims against outcomes. - Marcus on AI (Gary Marcus) · RSS
Gary Marcus’s newsletter on AI research and skepticism. - Realtime Techpocalypse (Émile P. Torres) · RSS
Émile P. Torres writes on AI risk discourse and ideology. - Read Max (Max Read) · RSS
Max Read’s newsletter on internet and tech culture.
People on social
- Timnit Gebru (Mastodon) · RSS
AI researcher and founder of DAIR, posts on Mastodon.
AI critique – audio
- Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 (Bender & Hanna) · RSS
Podcast by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna critiquing AI hype.
Agents & security
- Simon Willison – prompt injection · RSS
Simon Willison’s tag feed on prompt injection and LLM security.
Outlets
- 404 Media · RSS
Independent tech journalism outlet. - The Guardian – Artificial intelligence · RSS
The Guardian’s AI topic feed. - netzpolitik.org · RSS
German outlet covering digital rights and policy.
