A Cory Doctorow Interview with Thoughts on AI and Some Advocacy of Local AI

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA 06/27/26, 01:44 PM News

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Summary

Cory Doctorow discusses strategies to address the AI bubble and advocates for local AI in an interview on ArsTechnica.

On ArsTechnica: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/how-to-burst-the-ai-bubble-strike-at-its-roots/ I liked it so much, giving whiplashes to those known companies trying to IPO, among other things. I never knew the guy and don't know what else he said, but all this resonated so much with me and I think would resonate with this sub.

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