ALGOpod #4: Nick Seaver
In episode four of ALGOpod, Gabriele de Seta welcomes Nick Seaver, Associate Professor in Anthropology and Director of the Science, Technology & Society program at Tufts University, to catch up on his...
15 Des 202557min
The AI Update XVII - Incest Economy
Scott and Jhave are back talking billions of dollars and discussing whether the new AI economy truly is "too big to fail".References Artificial Analysis (2025) Models Leaderboard Fortune (2025) Withou...
8 Des 202520min
Episode 41 - Digital Art and Meaning with Roberto Simanowski
In this wide-ranging conversation, host Scott Rettberg sits down with renowned media theorist Roberto Simanowski to map the seismic shifts in digital culture over the last quarter-century. Starting wi...
1 Des 202548min
The AI Update XVI: Anthropic Copyright Settlement
Scott and Jhave are here to talk about a major class-action lawsuit that will reward authors for the fact that their books were used for AI training data... and this is not just any class-action lawsu...
17 Nov 202520min
ALGOpod #3: Minna Ruckenstein
In episode three of ALGOpod, Gabriele de Seta visits Minna Ruckenstein, a Professor in Emerging Technologies in Society at the University of Helsinki's Consumer Society Research Center, for a deep div...
10 Nov 202542min
Episode 40: From Cybertext to Video Game Studies with Espen Aarseth
On this episode Scott talks to Espen Aarseth, Dean of the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, to trace the origins and evolution of game studies. From his early fascination with ...
4 Nov 202536min
ALGOpod #2: Guro Flinterud
In episode two of ALGOpod, Gabriele de Seta is joined by Guro Flinterud, a folklorist and cultural studies researcher, about her research on social media and digital platforms as an interface between ...
21 Okt 202526min
The AI Update XV: An Eye for AI Cinema @ BIFF 2025
On this episode we talk about our upcoming exhibition "An Eye for AI Cinema" at the Bergen International Film Festival, running October 15th-23rd. Is artificial intelligence destroying cinema as we kn...
14 Okt 202529min
