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.
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The cursèd book itself)
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)
Bossware a bad look, actually)
CalState faculty union opposes AI initiative)
The kids are alright)
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Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park). Production by Christie Taylor.
