Data Vampires: Sacrificing for AI (Episode 3)
Sam Altman is clear: he’s ready to sacrifice anything for his AI fantasies. But are we? We dig into why generative AI has such extreme energy demands and how major tech companies are trying to rewrite...
21 Okt 202430min
The “Dark Elf” Leading Tech’s Extreme Right w/ Julia Black
Paris Marx is joined by Julia Black to discuss who Curtis Yarvin is and how his anti-democratic, far-right writings have influenced the politics of Silicon Valley and the wider American extreme right....
17 Okt 20241h 1min
Data Vampires: Opposing Data Centers (Episode 2)
As hyperscale data centers move into communities, they come with significant water and energy demands that some are not willing to put up with. We go to Ireland, Spain, and Chile to learn about the ef...
14 Okt 202433min
Gaza Is a Laboratory for Future Warfare w/ Spencer Ackerman
Paris Marx is joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the past year of Israel's actions in Palestine and the innovations in war technology being used to carry out what the ICJ has deemed a "plausible" g...
10 Okt 202455min
Data Vampires: Going Hyperscale (Episode 1)
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are the dominant players in the cloud market. Around the world, they’re building massive hyperscale data centers that they claim are necessary to power the future of our ...
7 Okt 202431min
Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand w/ Karl Bode
Paris Marx is joined by Karl Bode to discuss how Mark Zuckerberg's makeover and the PR campaign that’s accompanied it shouldn’t distract from the ongoing harms of his company. Karl Bode is a freelanc...
3 Okt 202458min
What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die? w/ Tamara Kneese
Paris Marx is joined by Tamara Kneese to discuss the difficult question of what happens to our digital presence after we die and why some tech billionaires are so desperate to make themselves into cha...
26 Sep 202457min
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up? w/ Rob Larson
Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the ear...
19 Sep 20241h 3min
