The Left Doesn’t Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson

About this episode

Paris Marx and Gita Jackson discuss the left's justified concerns about AI and the need for a different approach to technology.

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss why the left’s hatred of AI is justified, why a different approach to technology is necessary, and how they’re reassessing their own relationships with digital tech. Gita Jackson is a co-founder of Aftermath. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Gita wrote about why the left doesn’t hate technology. Gita also wrote about downloading digital music onto a Snowksy Fiio Echo Mini. Chris Person wrote about the Boox Palma eReader as an alternative to Kindle. Learn more about Mike Pondsmith and his Cyberpunk TTRPG. Gita will one day get Paris to watch Frieren.

People in this episode

Host: Paris Marx

Guest: Gita Jackson

Topics covered

• AI
• technology
• leftist perspective
• digital tech
• critical tech analysis

Keywords

• AI
• technology
• left
• digital tech
• critical perspective
• Gita Jackson
• Paris Marx

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aftermath, The Nation

Products: Boox Palma eReader, Snowksy Fiio Echo Mini

Books & works: Cyberpunk TTRPG, Frieren

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