Fauxtomation by mosonic

// SOUND

Sublime Atmospheric DubTechno

// COVER

mosonic & Claude

// ABOUT

Fauxtomation [^1] is a combination of »faux« (French for ›false‹) and »automation«. Fauxtomation refers to the process or illusion by which technological systems are presented as automated or controlled by artificial intelligence, when in fact human workers are doing a significant amount of the work in the background.

A typical example: on platforms such as Amazon Mechanical Turk, tasks that appear to be automated - such as recognizing objects in images - are actually performed by humans, who perform small tasks for minimal pay.

The term was coined by author Astra Taylor, among others, to show how tech companies stage progress while human - often poorly paid - work remains hidden.

Fauxtomation criticises the illusion of technological efficiency and raises questions about profit, transparency, working conditions and social responsibility.

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[^1] I first stumbled across fauxtomation when I was reading the extraordinary book »Atlas of AI« by Kate Crawford. I highly recommend this book.

mosonic reflects a deep passion for a wide variety of musical styles. Although an electronic music project at heart, the Cologne-based artist doesn't limit himself to one genre. Expect diversity from honest techno and house to basslovin' downbeats and drum'n'bass to electronica & ambient. The world of music is too big to limit yourself.

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