Patreon Preview – 422. Demon Valley
Join us as we dive into the life and mind of Nicole Shanahan, a tech billionaire who is now the self-anointed demon hunter of Silicon Valley and Burning Man. There is soul-corrupting psycho-politics e...
10 Syys 20256min
421. To AGI, or Not to AGI, That is the Question
With the announcement of a new $100 million Super PAC for pro-AI political influence, lines are being drawn between different styles of AI boosterism in Silicon Valley. There are those who worship at ...
3 Syys 20251h 22min
Patreon Preview – 420. Long Live the Moron Kings
We got a fun one as we chat about a contemptuous profile of the fringe futurists, biohacker kooks, wealthy technocratics, and wannabe philosopher kings who have combined their vast resources and grand...
27 Elo 20256min
419. The Launch of a Stillborn God
We chat about the disappointing launch and critical reception of GPT-5 and what this massive claims-reality gap tells us about how an overactive industry, propelled by grand social forces of capital a...
20 Elo 20251h 18min
Patreon Preview – 418. The Trump Pump
[Apologies for the tardiness, Jereme is moving house, that shit takes a lot of time and work, so it delayed production.] We first chat about how Trump’s Transportation Department will be “unleashing A...
15 Elo 20258min
417. Whose AI Bubble Is It Anyways? (ft. Paris Marx, Brian Merchant)
In this episode, Ed chats with Paris Marx and Brian Merchant about artificial intelligence and the political coalitions behind its development in the United States and abroad. Are we all living in the...
6 Elo 20251h 15min
Patreon Preview – 416. The Neverending Race
We chat for a bit about Trump’s AI Action Plan – more to come on this next week – before getting into broader questions about Silicon Valley imperialism, American force projection and soft power throu...
31 Heinä 20258min
415. It’s Time to Build… Radical Policy for AI (ft. Sarah Myers West, Amba Kak)
We are joined by Amba Kak and Sarah Myers West — co-directors of the AI Now Institute — to discuss their excellent new Landscape Report on Artificial Power. We discuss Trump’s AI Action Day and his ad...
22 Heinä 20251h 24min
