Episode 42 - 18th Century AI Slop with Hazel Wilkinson
Did you know slop was a problem long before AI? This episode of Off Center takes us all the way back to the 18th century as today’s host, Jill Walker Rettberg, discuss the precursors to AI slop with H...
9 Feb 34min
The AI Update XVIII - Musical Futures
Following Universal Music Groups' settlement and partnership of Udio, Scott and Jhave sit down to discuss the potential future of music in a world with AI.
2 Feb 32min
Christmas Special Holiday Extravaganza Show
Look what just dropped down the chimney: Why, it's the first Off Center Christmas Special Holiday Extravaganza Show! Featuring music, human and otherwise, lessons in Norwegian folklore, Christmas beer...
17 Dec 20251h 9min
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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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
