felix stalder on Nostr: Generative AI is actually a continuation and intensification of the existential ...

Generative AI is actually a continuation and intensification of the existential emptiness, simulation, and disposability produced by late-stage consumer capitalism.

Case in point: the Zurich franchise of the Munich "Oktoberfest". Inside the train station. Ugly, sad and fake on more levels than you can count on your fingers (even if you have six on each hand). And, of course, the adverts are AI generated creepiness. But at least they fit.