I was extremely excited to see this in my feed this morning from Karen Hao:
“On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world: airesistlist.org.
Inspired by Choose Democracy’s Resist List against authoritarianism, the AI Resist List organizes resistance movements based on how they pressure different “Pillars of Support” that uphold and perpetuate the empires. Thus far it includes roughly 30 examples that span countries and contexts, highlighting a diversity of actions that range from the individual to institutional, from the artistic to the political. It also showcases eight examples of “Possible Futures,” projects already dreaming up and building alternatives to Silicon Valley’s extractive, corrosive vision of AI development.
The List underscores how the current trajectory of AI is not inevitable. Resistance is blossoming everywhere, and anyone can shape the future of AI development. Amid an onslaught of negative news, this project centers hope.”
The Pillars of Support is a really interesting concept. They are:
- Narrative
- Funding
- Data
- Data Centers
- Resource Extraction
- Labor
- Adoption
- Surveillance
- Policy
It’s also a lovely site to look at, with some beautiful illustrations.
