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podcast friday
Apr. 19th, 2025 10:07 am Podcast Friday Saturday. Whoops, no one told me that yesterday was Friday. I should have known based on it being called "Good Friday" and the previous day having been Thursday, but to be quite honest I am very tired.
Anyway. This week's podcast that you simply must listen to is the season finale of AURORA AWARD-NOMINATED PODCAST Wizards & Spaceships "AI and Transhumanism ft. Robert J. Sawyer." The renowned sci-fi author talks about the existential threats posed by GenAI and the deep rot and grift at its core.
As you know, Bob, I have strong, spicy, and controversial opinions on this topic and in particular on why, even though no one asked for this, even though GenAI is not a profitable business for anyone and is threatening to tank the global economy when its speculation bubble bursts, it is still being rammed down our throats. While there are more obvious and immediate threats—the genocide in Gaza, the mass deportations of immigrants and citizens and persecution of trans people in the former US—GenAI to me is a microcosm of the lie at the heart of the liberal democratic order. It improves no one's lives and adds nothing good to the world and yet we are all being forced to believe that it is inevitable. Sawyer's righteous rant is the counterbalance to that narrative that you need right now.
P.S. does anyone want more art history posts from me? I mean you're getting them regardless, but I'm curious to know.
Anyway. This week's podcast that you simply must listen to is the season finale of AURORA AWARD-NOMINATED PODCAST Wizards & Spaceships "AI and Transhumanism ft. Robert J. Sawyer." The renowned sci-fi author talks about the existential threats posed by GenAI and the deep rot and grift at its core.
As you know, Bob, I have strong, spicy, and controversial opinions on this topic and in particular on why, even though no one asked for this, even though GenAI is not a profitable business for anyone and is threatening to tank the global economy when its speculation bubble bursts, it is still being rammed down our throats. While there are more obvious and immediate threats—the genocide in Gaza, the mass deportations of immigrants and citizens and persecution of trans people in the former US—GenAI to me is a microcosm of the lie at the heart of the liberal democratic order. It improves no one's lives and adds nothing good to the world and yet we are all being forced to believe that it is inevitable. Sawyer's righteous rant is the counterbalance to that narrative that you need right now.
P.S. does anyone want more art history posts from me? I mean you're getting them regardless, but I'm curious to know.
