#AI #Boosterism refers to an outsized or uncritical enthusiasm for the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
It typically emphasizes AI's potential to revolutionize society, boost productivity, and solve complex problems while downplaying or ignoring associated harms and limitations.
#History of the Duration of a #Day on #Earth : Medium
The #Art of Deciding What to #Care About : Misc
How #SocialMedia encourages the worst of #AI #Boosterism : Tech Review
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This sort of blandishment just pisses me off. Outlook knows that the number of ”productive" e-mails I have dealt with today, (i.e. not login codes and new account confirmations) could be counted on one hand.
Like, fuck off, Outlook – inbox zero here does *not* equate to “accomplishing a lot”. Your empty compliments are embarrassing us both.
Read the room, guys!
Of course the government should be promoting the UK, but in doing so it should make a point of not adopting the style of Trump's "boosterism", a word as ugly as the rhetoric to which it refers.
Although boosterism excites Trump and his supporters, I doubt that it drives much investment into the USA; most businesses base these decisions on incentives and opportunities, not hyperbole. As far as exports are concerned, other countries will take the boosterism into account as part of a larger picture of US intentions regarding international trade, but I would guess that most potential purchasers of US goods and services will at best ignore the boosterism . In some markets and for some kinds of exports, such as those of the entertainment industry, association with "America First" could actually prove to be a handicap in the years to come.
Simon Case's praise for Trump's "impressive political theatre" in his show of signing executive orders both surprises and saddens me, coming as it does from the sometime head of the UK's civil service and a holder of a history doctorate. Does he not recognise that this political theatre was promoting one of Trump's ugliest and most dangerous ambitions, to rule by decree? Please let us not ape this authoritarian ugliness in the UK!
UK should learn from Donald Trump’s ‘boosterism’, Rachel Reeves says | Labour | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/25/uk-rachel-reeves-chancellor-economy-donald-trump
#UKPolitics #USPolitics #InternationalTrade #Boosterism #DonaldTrump #RachelReeves #SimonCase
Sir BOOST-a-lot.
Hashtags are also how people see stuff they're looking for, and how they find new stuff.
#Boosterism #Boost #MastoTips https://mastodon.social/@Mrfunkedude/113334909541241047
I will fill the feeds with your praise - saturate the social with the words I want to hear people speaking about you. You are better than you think. This #boosterism is the least you deserve and if I keep going then one day you might believe it.
#vss #vss365 #fiction #TenSecondStory
This should be worth reading.
By Isaac Rose.
The Rentier City: Manchester and the Making of the Neoliberal Metropolis - Repeater Books
https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-rentier-city-manchester-and-the-making-of-the-neoliberal-metropolis/
#AgglomerationFallacy #Boosterism #NeoliberalCity #Manchester
Might I suggest that one drawback of #mastodon is the relentless #boosterism and #cheerleading that goes on here? ... C'mon, it's just #socialmedia ... and it's fine, okay? #twittermigration #mastodonmigration
Finally, in 2023, #Britain’s Conservative government is setting out to address #antisocial behaviour. Michael Gove, who holds the Levelling up portfolio – terminology that harks back to the days of #Boris #boosterism – has explained the whys and wherefores of the laughing gas, #Nos or Nitrous oxide ban. As an active member of a #neighbourhood community that organises itself to build a support network as well as bi-monthly litter-picks, seasonal charity fund-raising events and potluck meet-and-greets, I can attest to how ubiquitous and plentiful these little silver cannisters are. https://www.rashmee.com/2023/03/26/nitrous-oxide-ban-what-the-dutch-do-in-january-the-brits-do-in-march/
