Preference Cascades

Preference Cascades

From Plodcast by Canon Press

May 27, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 427

About this episode

Douglas Wilson discusses populist unrest and reflects on idolatry and AI's implications.

In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers signs of populist unrest in the UK, California, and Alberta, reflects on Molech and idolatry from Stephen’s speech in Acts, and reviews Glenn Reynolds’s Seductive AI with warnings about deception, dependence, and worship. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/

People in this episode

Host: Douglas Wilson

Topics covered

  • populist unrest
  • idolatry
  • Molech
  • deception
  • AI
  • worship

Keywords

  • populism
  • idolatry
  • Molech
  • AI
  • deception
  • worship
  • Acts
  • Stephen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canon Press

Books & works: Seductive AI, Acts

Places: UK, California, Alberta

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