Tech Refusal Has a Very Long History w/ Thomas Dekeyser

Tech Refusal Has a Very Long History w/ Thomas Dekeyser

We are often told that resisting technological development is impossible and ‘progress’ is inevitable, but history says otherwise. Thomas Dekeyser joins Paris Marx to discuss how understanding radical resistances of the past can help us rethink our modern relationship with technology and reshape our vision of the future. Thomas Dekeyser is a lecturer in human geography at the University of Southampton, author of Techno-Negative: A Long History of Refusing the Machine, and co-creator of the do...

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The AI Industry Is Spending Big on the US Midterms w/ Molly White

The AI Industry Is Spending Big on the US Midterms w/ Molly White

Last time it was the crypto industry; now the AI industry is stepping up to join it. Molly White joins Paris Marx to discuss how the tech sector is spending big to buy influence in the US midterm elec...

9 Jul 59min

The RAM Crisis is Coming for All Your Tech w/ Chris Person

The RAM Crisis is Coming for All Your Tech w/ Chris Person

Public ire toward AI keeps growing as the data center boom continues to hit people’s pockets. Chris Person joins Paris Marx to discuss the soaring cost of consumer electronics, including why prices ar...

2 Jul 55min

Data Center Opposition is Uniting Communities w/ Saul Levin

Data Center Opposition is Uniting Communities w/ Saul Levin

As tech companies race to build hyperscale data centers, communities are coming together to push back. Saul Levin joins Paris Marx to discuss how rising opposition to data center construction is uniti...

25 Jun 1h 3min

Canada’s Government is Rushing AI Adoption w/ Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

Canada’s Government is Rushing AI Adoption w/ Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carney’s push for large-scale investm...

18 Jun 1h 1min

Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers w/ Katie J. Wells

Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers w/ Katie J. Wells

The Uber model is finally coming for healthcare. Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how much the healthcare gig apps resemble Uber’s rollout, why they aren’t being properly regulated, and the ...

11 Jun 56min

The SpaceX IPO Gives Elon Musk Even More Power w/ Sean O’Kane

The SpaceX IPO Gives Elon Musk Even More Power w/ Sean O’Kane

SpaceX is finally going public, and it’s bad news for anyone who wants to rein in Elon Musk. Sean O’Kane joins Paris Marx to discuss the flimsy sci-fi ideas Elon Musk is using to justify the company’s...

4 Jun 1h 3min

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney

Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many con...

28 Mai 54min

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