Uber for Military Surveillance (with Niamh McIntyre), 2026.03.30

Uber for Military Surveillance (with Niamh McIntyre), 2026.03.30

The people who make automated translation possible are often low-paid gig workers. Usually, they don't even know who they're really working for — and it might be the US military. Reporter Niamh McIntyre joins Alex and Emily to dissect how one data labeling company presents its work, based her investigation into the experiences of East African employees. Niamh McIntyre is a senior reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) in London, covering AI, labor, and surveillance tech. Sh...

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Bernie Goes Down the X-Risk Rabbithole (with Dr. Nathalie Maréchal), 2026.05.04

Bernie Goes Down the X-Risk Rabbithole (with Dr. Nathalie Maréchal), 2026.05.04

Senator Bernie Sanders recently hosted a panel on "The Existential Threat of AI," featuring Future of Life Institute co-founder Max Tegmark and other x-riskers. Dr. Nathalie Maréchal joins Emily and A...

9 Kesä 1h 3min

LIVE: Anthropic Imagines a Very Special Boy, 2026.04.30

LIVE: Anthropic Imagines a Very Special Boy, 2026.04.30

Last month, we recorded our very first in-person podcast, live from Brooklyn! Alex and Emily debunk an especially soulless hype artifact about Anthropic's absurd claims of "moral education" for chatbo...

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Hotter Than (AI) Hell, 2026.04.20

Hotter Than (AI) Hell, 2026.04.20

The weather’s getting warmer, so what better time to take a trip to the hottest place in the universe — Fresh AI Hell! Emily and Alex take a spin through more than 30 hype artifacts, with topics inclu...

13 Touko 55min

There's No Ghost in the Machine (with Carmen Maria Machado), 2026.04.13

There's No Ghost in the Machine (with Carmen Maria Machado), 2026.04.13

Why are some writers and publishers so excited to automate their work? Author Carmen Maria Machado joins Alex and Emily to unpack what writers are missing when they hand off their work to chatbots, an...

28 Huhti 53min

Data Centers Go Nuclear (with Maia Woluchem and Dr. Livia Garofalo), 2026.03.09

Data Centers Go Nuclear (with Maia Woluchem and Dr. Livia Garofalo), 2026.03.09

We knew that the energy demands of data centers were preventing dirty energy sources from being sunsetted. Now hyperscalers are reaching even further, resurrecting Pennsylvania's infamous Three Mile ...

31 Maalis 57min

Data Centers in Space!? (with Dr. Adam Becker), 2026.03.02

Data Centers in Space!? (with Dr. Adam Becker), 2026.03.02

Data centers are overburdening the planet, so tech billionaires have a new scheme — put 'em in space! Astrophysicist Dr. Adam Becker joins Alex and Emily to launch this plan into the sun. We unpack al...

17 Maalis 53min

How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI (with Naomi Klein), 2026.02.09

How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI (with Naomi Klein), 2026.02.09

AI boosters and the US military are engaged in a lethal love affair. Award-winning journalist Naomi Klein joins Emily and Alex to discuss how glitchy technology supports global imperialism — and vice ...

26 Helmi 52min

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