Librarians Are Helping the Public Ditch AI w/ Hannah Cyrus & Alison Macrina
Librarians are working harder than ever to support their neighbourhoods — including by teaching and promoting digital literacy. Hannah Cyrus and Alison Macrina join Paris Marx to discuss the role of l...
23 Juli 0s
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...
16 Juli 1h 3min
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 Juli 59min
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 Juli 55min
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 Juni 1h 3min
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 Juni 1h 1min
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 Juni 56min
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 Juni 1h 3min
