Writer, organizer and independent journalist. Newsletter: https://hereandtogether.substack.com/ Story tips: josephmogul@proton.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3msr5ocsjt22iIn part nine of Ten Reasons to Resist AI, I wrote about AI and media/misinformation, covering the proliferation of AI deepfakes and uncovering the alliance between Big Tech and corporate media. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-compounding-misinformation10 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr5ocsjt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3ms7emsthmc2nIn the eighth installment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI,” I wrote about AI and education, covering the education institutions — from public school systems to private universities — enthusiastically adopting AI products in the classroom. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/degenerative-ai-does-not-belong-in03 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7emsthmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mrnpnjy2fk23In the seventh installment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI,” I covered AI and art/music. I wrote about the cultural implications of AI image and sound generators, and how they debase the labor of artists and musicians. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/the-ai-art-conspiracy27 Jul 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnpnjy2fk23https://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mr6g26zvhk2gTen ways to resist AI #6: There is a growing movement to enact government policy regulating AI chatbots. California recently became the first state to regulate predatory AI companion behaviors. Now, companies must implement safety features like age verification and publicize self-harm protocols. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/big-tech-has-blood-on-its-hands21 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6g26zvhk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mqmzep57e22tTen ways to resist AI #5: AI resistance is inextricable from the movements for police and prison abolition. Addressing individual bias of cops and prosecutors does not alter the essential function of carceral systems — putting humans in cages. The same may be said for algorithms. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/how-ai-exacerbates-racism14 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmzep57e22thttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mqmixtjmd22qIn the fifth installment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI," I wrote about how AI systems trained on large swaths of the internet mirror racist attitudes found in abundance online, and how the algorithmization of society — from court sentencing to hiring decisions — exacerbates systematic racism. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/how-ai-exacerbates-racism14 Jul 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmixtjmd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mq7vzua5a22bTen (un)fun facts about AI #4: Many of the AI-surveillance systems used by Trump’s DHS at the U.S.-Mexico border were first approved by the Biden administration under the guise of “reasonable” criminal enforcement. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/ai-is-a-force-multiplier-in-policing09 Jul 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7vzua5a22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mq5n24rzzk2pTen ways to resist AI $4: Dystopian surveillance tech is animating resistance across the U.S. Organizers developed a digital resource called DeFlock, sourcing info on the locations of ALPRs and helping local communities build public pressure campaigns against municipalities with Flock contracts.08 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5n24rzzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mpyu63l5ak2gIn the fourth installment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI: A series of AI explainers for the left” I wrote about three AI surveillance tools used by federal and local police. Check it out! https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/ai-is-a-force-multiplier-in-policing06 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyu63l5ak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mpogefqots2uTen (un)fun facts about AI #3: Google, the company known for its former motto “don’t be evil,” backtracked on its 2018 pledge not to provide AI technology to militaries. Now, they work with the IDF and the Pentagon — just one instance of tech companies violating their previously stated guardrails.02 Jul 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpogefqots2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mploxyefnc2kTen ways to resist AI #3: Local campaigns under the banner “Purge Palantir” emerged this year, pressuring Congress members to return donations from Palantir and businesses to drop Palantir contracts. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/the-anatomy-of-an-ai-kill-list01 Jul 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mploxyefnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mph7ikbib22yIn part three of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI: A series of AI explainers for the left,” I wrote about AI and militarism. Through a case study on Palantir “kill lists” I discuss Big Tech’s quest to automate war, and what it means for the future of the antiwar movement. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/the-anatomy-of-an-ai-kill-list29 Jun 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph7ikbib22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3moykc5hn3223Ten ways to resist AI #2: As corporations attempt to introduce AI into more and more industries, unions are the most important frontline of resistance to AI. Leading organizations on this front include the Luddite Lab, The Tech Workers Coalition and No Tech for Apartheid. Read more here! https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/the-hidden-labor-implications-of23 Jun 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3moykc5hn3223https://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3movofwwyfc2xIn the second installment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI," I wrote about AI and labor, examining discourse about projected job replacement, while honing in on the under-discussed topics of “ghost labor” and worker surveillance. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/the-hidden-labor-implications-of22 Jun 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3movofwwyfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mojc74a5sc2oTen (un)fun facts about AI: #1 One application of AI that works as intended is digital software that identifies fossil fuel reserves and makes extraction more efficient. AI models developed by Google, Amazon and Microsoft locate previously inaccessible deposits of oil and gas for Exxon and Chevron. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/generative-ai-is-degenerative-for17 Jun 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojc74a5sc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mogf2wbgn22uTen ways to resist AI #1: While the environmental consequences of AI are grim, we are not powerless in the face of these behemoths. Across the U.S., communities are rising up against those looming figures in their backyards, unplugging data centers.16 Jun 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogf2wbgn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3moe3xz5s5k27In the first instalment of “Ten Reasons to Resist AI: A series of AI explainers for the left” I wrote about the catastrophic environmental consequences of AI data centers, both atmospheric and local. https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/generative-ai-is-degenerative-for15 Jun 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe3xz5s5k27https://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mnxof3fjfk2gOne way of understanding AI is that it is an intensifier of all things. The efficient processing of information is a potent form of power, currently harnessed by the ruling class of tech billionaires.10 Jun 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxof3fjfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joseph-mogul.bsky.social/post/3mnseu55src2hI am beyond excited to launch a new series called Ten Reasons to Resist AI: A series of AI explainers for the left. You can read the series intro here! https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-to-resist-ai08 Jun 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:ziu7tjlquakyexigbugpeehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnseu55src2h