Emily and Alex read a terrible book so you don't have to! Come for a quick overview of LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman's opus of magical thinking, 'Superagency: What could possibly go right with our AI future' -- stay for the ridicule as praxis. Plus, why even this tortuous read offers a bit of comfort about the desperate state of the AI boosters.
References:
AI and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Benchmark
Militants and Citizens: The Politics of Participatory Democracy in Porto Alegre
Fresh AI Hell:
Parents rationalizing exposing kids to AI
Underage, sexualized celebrity bots
CalState faculty union opposes AI initiative
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park.
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.
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