Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
Paris Marx
Paris Marx is a Canadian tech critic and host of the award-winning Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.
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A critical tech reading list for fall 2025
9 books to consider for the rest of the year
What you missed in September 2025
Plus a little note on digital rights
Social media causes more harm than good
We need to stop falling for anti-regulation hysteria if we’re to get control of digital harms
iPhone Air is Apple’s latest gimmick
The thin iPhone is teeing up a foldable phone likely to come next year
What you missed in August 2025
Plus, a recap of what you missed in August 2025
Ghosting Substack
After 9 months on Substack, Disconnect is back on Ghost. Paris explains why the migration was necessary.
World leaders must stop appeasing Donald Trump
Conceding to Trump’s demands only guarantees new threats. It’s time to reject the US and its tech companies.
My first book is out in paperback!
Grab your copy of Road to Nowhere