[This episode originally aired on August 17, 2023] AI is harming our relationships, warns acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel. What would... more

Today, the tech industry is the second-biggest lobbying power in Washington, DC, but that wasn’t true as recently as... more

It’s been a year and half since Tristan and Aza laid out their vision and concerns for the future of... more

AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research, rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health. But... more

Will AI ever start to think by itself? If it did, how would we know, and what would it... more

In response to the growing global refugee crisis, governments are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx... more

Whistleblower William Saunders quit over systemic issues at OpenAI. Now he’s put his name to an open letter that proposes... more

Today’s battlefields have become laboratories for the use of AI weaponry and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with... more

Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital... more

Suicides. Self harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It... more

Beneath the race to train and release more powerful AI models lies another race: a race by companies and nation-states... more

Is there a vision of our future where AI can help our democracies thrive, rather than just survive? With... more

Was it political progress, or political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments —... more

Ninety-six percent of deep-faked images and videos are sexually explicit and non-consensual. Legal scholar Mary Anne Franks and journalist Laurie... more

What can tales of mythology and magic teach us about the AI race? Mythologist Josh Schrei explains how looking at... more

2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. In this episode, two experts give us a situation report... more

You asked, we answered. This has been a big year in the world of tech. There are still so many... more

As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean... more

Tristan and Aza discuss President Biden’s executive order on AI with Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Dr. Joy Buolamwini, the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, argues that the most urgent risks from AI are algorithmic... more