A curated collection of interviews and forums all about AI and it’s impact today from across KPFA.
Zara Zimbardo deconstructs the mythologies of American Exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny as they apply to settler colonialism in space, and the billionaire tech bro infatuation with our closest planetary neighbor, Mars. Looking through several analytical frames, Zimbardo debunks any notion that there is a Planet B to escape to, remarking, “we’re encouraged to believe that human … Continued
Protesters decry Microsoft’s complicity in genocide by supplying the IDF with AI technology. Microsoft employees disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration by pronouncing “Microsoft AI kills kids.” Former Microsoft employees Hossam Nasr and Vaniya Agrawal along with “June”, a current employee using a pseudonym, join hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss the No … Continued
Silicon Valley is experiencing a shift that is raising eyebrows across the tech world. On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Quency Phillips of Lighthouse Silicon Valley to discuss the changing landscape of diversity, technology, and economic power. The Changing Face of Silicon Valley Silicon Valley has long been seen as a … Continued
Social media has become a new tool of anti-Palestinian suppression even though these platforms were initially instrumental in advancing the Palestinian struggle. Omar Zahzah joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss Big Tech’s role in Israel’s genocide. His new book is about how digital platforms and technology companies support the Israeli settler-colonial project through censorship. Jon Elmer delivers the Resistance Report … Continued
Émile Torres on the tech moguls’ dream of transcending the merely human (article written with Timnit Gebru here) • Daniel Wortel-London, author of The Menace of Prosperity, on the fiscal history of NYC, and how we could do better than subsidizing the rich
Mitch Jeserich interviews Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist covering the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. She writes for publications including The Atlantic and leads the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series. She is the author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.
Mickey Huff welcomes back media scholar Nolan Higdon. They discuss his new podcast Disinfo Detox and recurring special feature “The Gaslight Gazette,” which analyzes current events and media coverage of them through a critical media literacy lens aiming to deconstruct deceptive media messaging. They also discuss legacy media’s failure to adequately cover Joe Biden’s physical … Continued
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, we dive into the hidden biases of the digital age with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, author of the groundbreaking book, Algorithms of Oppression. Dr. Noble unpacks how search engines, often seen as neutral tools, can reinforce harmful stereotypes and limit access to critical knowledge. Join us as we … Continued
