The AI Boom Is a Corporate Project. It Can Be Disrupted.
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Brian Merchant discusses the corporate motivations behind the AI boom and its implications for workers and society.
A lot of AI technology may not work very well, but providing consumers with reliable information was never its major commercial promise. Investors have poured billions into generative AI because of the promise that it will eliminate jobs on a massive scale. Tech journalist Brian Merchant joins Kelly to discuss how the AI boom is being used to displace workers, degrade information, expand surveillance and strengthen state violence—and why this brittle corporate project can be disrupted.
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Host: Kelly
Guest: Brian Merchant
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