Brilliant framing on how the prize competition obscures the actual crisis. The pivot from staffing and investment to AI feels like classic misdirection when the core issue is structural undervaluation of care labor itself. I've noticed similar patterns when tech gets positioned as neutral problem-solving instead of as another layer of monitoring that reinforces existing power imbalances, especially aroundhome-based services. The connection to ACL's own gutting really drives home the absurdity of the moment.
Thank you so much for reporting on the ACL announcement. As one of the laid off staff it is sad and enraging to see this wasteful use of the agency’s scarce funds, but unfortunately not surprising.
Brilliant framing on how the prize competition obscures the actual crisis. The pivot from staffing and investment to AI feels like classic misdirection when the core issue is structural undervaluation of care labor itself. I've noticed similar patterns when tech gets positioned as neutral problem-solving instead of as another layer of monitoring that reinforces existing power imbalances, especially aroundhome-based services. The connection to ACL's own gutting really drives home the absurdity of the moment.
Re: Your AI reporting…Well done!
Thank you so much for reporting on the ACL announcement. As one of the laid off staff it is sad and enraging to see this wasteful use of the agency’s scarce funds, but unfortunately not surprising.