<p>This week, Kelly and Elaine have a chat about how all the AI hype and hate is pushing people to switch off. It’s a frank conversation about opting out of AI, where for some people it’s a trade-off and for others a struggle to go fully AI-free, and why it’s not anti-progress to say no, but a healthy challenge to techno-determinism.</p><br><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; For a laugh: the <a href="https://feobavape.com/collections/feoba-treo-33000-disposable-vape" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI vapes</a> website &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For reference: the booed <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/graduation-speaker-booed-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI graduation speech</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For satirical purposes only: <a href="https://sinceerly.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sinceerly</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For hitting the nail on the head: <a href="https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-written-ai-read.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Fishburne’s comic</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For AI-free Google search: <a href="https://udm14.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">udm14.com</a></p><p>&gt;&gt; For an AI-free browser: <a href="https://justthebrowser.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JustTheBrowser.com</a> or <a href="https://github.com/Stevoisiak/Stevos-GenAI-Blocklist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevo’s GenAI Blocklist</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For an intense look at data tracking in your browser: <a href="https://sinceyouarrived.world/taken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Since You Arrived Vol. IV – taken</a></p><br><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href="https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS blog: <a href="https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href="https://fortechssakepod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS UpScrolled: <a href="https://share.upscrolled.com/en/user/b19e7ed6-bea6-4a57-900b-1ddc65830d4b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>