AI Book Club recording, notes, and transcript for Sarah Wynn-Williams's Careless People

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the book 'Careless People' by Sarah Wynn-Williams, exploring various ethical and social themes related to technology and media.

This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, held February 15, 2026. Our discussion touches on a variety of topics, including whether criticisms of the author's complicity are fair, the ethical dilemmas we face working in tech, whether the parallels between social media and AI hold up, the Streisand effect of Meta's attempt to suppress the book, and more. This post also includes discussion questions, key themes, and a full transcript.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Johnson

Topics covered

• AI Book Club
• ethical dilemmas in tech
• social media and AI
• Streisand effect
• author's complicity

Keywords

• AI
• book club
• discussion
• ethical dilemmas
• social media
• transcript
• Careless People

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta

Books & works: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

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