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How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy
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How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy

Sherry Turkle's latest book, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, comes out on September 29.
404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill
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404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill

404 Media and The Intercept talk about how private companies empower government surveillance, and how AI is used in warfare.
The Tragedy and Ecstasy of AI Companions (with Bridget Todd)
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The Tragedy and Ecstasy of AI Companions (with Bridget Todd)

In her new audiobook, Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy, Bridget Jones and Michael Amato unpack how real people are using chatbots to seek connection, in an era when tech companies are constantly trying to exploit our innermost worlds.
Podcast: Liberation, Eroticism, and Sex in Public (with Angela Jones)
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Podcast: Liberation, Eroticism, and Sex in Public (with Angela Jones)

This week we’re joined by Dr. Angela Jones, who asks these questions and much more in their new book, Sex in Public.
Podcast: The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris
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Podcast: The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris

Britt Paris's new book 'Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up' tells the story of the physical internet, and how it can benefit people, not corporations.
How the World Became a Casino
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How the World Became a Casino

The logic behind Polymarket, Kalshi and sports betting apps can be traced back to the inner workings of the slot machine.
Podcast: How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy Theory
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Podcast: How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy Theory

A magic eye that isn't, an AI learning tool that sucks, and more in this week's podcast.
Podcast: How Algorithms Make Us Feel Bad and Weird
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Podcast: How Algorithms Make Us Feel Bad and Weird

Lost in the wedding algorithm sauce, "clean rooms" for AI, and founders obsessed with "tokenmaxxing" in this week's 404 Media Podcast.
EMERGENCY BREAKING NEWS PODCAST: Tim, Cooked
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EMERGENCY BREAKING NEWS PODCAST: Tim, Cooked

Was Tim Cook GOOD or BAD?
Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers)
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Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers)

Maddy and Sam get into the launch of Mothership and the importance of owning one's own work.
Ridicule as Praxis (with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna)
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Ridicule as Praxis (with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna)

Why ridicule works to keep big tech’s claims in check, and what makes us hopeful for the future.
Mapping Google's Unmappable City
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Mapping Google's Unmappable City

How filmmaker Chris Parr put North Oaks, Minnesota on the map.