"It's what's not there": Matthew Hughes on the Beauty of Human Work

In this episode, journalist and writer Matthew Hughes discusses why generative AI output is ugly, what makes human work beautiful, and the real reason AI is impacting the labor market.Matthew Hughes is a Liverpool-based journalist and writer. His work has appeared in The Next Web, The Register, and Wired, among other places. He currently writes What We Lost—a newsletter that examines the malign influence of technology companies on our lives, and how they're making our world a worse place to live. You can follow him on Bluesky here. LinksJoin the AI-Freecast PatreonBansuri Meditation Live @ ALPACA 8/24/19Eoson.appSupport the Eoson IndieGoGo campaign

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