What’s Driving the Push For Humanoid Robots w/ James Vincent

What’s Driving the Push For Humanoid Robots w/ James Vincent

Paris Marx is joined by James Vincent to discuss why we’re seeing humanoid robots everywhere, the motivations to pursue an all-purpose robot, how close we are to achieving that goal, and the social implications if we were to achieve it. James Vincent is a UK-based journalist and author of Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan at https://incogni.com/saveus. Promo Code SAVEUS Also mentioned in this episode: James wrote about what kicking robots can tell us about the state of modern robotics Rodney Brooks makes a case for the difficulty in teaching robots human dexterity Here is an in-depth look at what Agility Robotics has been working on Shout-out to the 2008 movie Sleep Dealer Japanese convenience stores are using robots run by offshore operators This is what a toilet cleaning robot looks like

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What Google Zero Means for Journalism w/ Matt Pearce

What Google Zero Means for Journalism w/ Matt Pearce

Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google’s use of generative AI is sending far less traffic to all manner of websites, but especially news publications, and what that might mean for t...

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Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think w/ Jacob Silverman

Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think w/ Jacob Silverman

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire’s Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of tech’s politics, and how Donald Trump is e...

31 Juli 20251h

Decomputing For a Better Future w/ Dan McQuillan

Decomputing For a Better Future w/ Dan McQuillan

Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the global push by governments to rapidly adopt AI at all costs and how citizens can critically rethink our dependence on these technologies while imag...

24 Juli 202558min

Microsoft is Gutting the Video Game Industry w/ Nathan Grayson

Microsoft is Gutting the Video Game Industry w/ Nathan Grayson

Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss the latest round of Microsoft layoffs and how the company’s ambition to remake the video game industry around its streaming service has had significan...

17 Juli 202555min

How the US Weaponizes Tech in the Middle East w/ Laleh Khalili

How the US Weaponizes Tech in the Middle East w/ Laleh Khalili

Paris Marx is joined by Laleh Khalili to discuss how the United States uses its control of key technologies to shift global power dynamics, and how that specifically plays out in the Middle East.Laleh...

10 Juli 202553min

The Geopolitical Fight Over Huawei w/ Yangyang Cheng

The Geopolitical Fight Over Huawei w/ Yangyang Cheng

Paris Marx is joined by Yangyang Cheng to discuss how Huawei became one of the most powerful companies in China and how current geopolitical narratives distract from the issues at the heart of surveil...

3 Juli 202554min

Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms w/ Nitasha Tiku

Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms w/ Nitasha Tiku

Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how AI companies are preying on users to drive engagement and how that’s repeating many of the problems we’re belatedly trying to address with social me...

26 Juni 202553min

Brazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech w/ Laís Martins

Brazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech w/ Laís Martins

Paris Marx is joined by Laís Martins to discuss the recent enforcement measures against tech companies like X and Rumble in Brazil, how the country is grappling with the overreach of US tech companies...

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