How the Internet Could Help the Iranian People

About this episode

Journalist Jason Rezaian discusses the brutality of the Iranian regime and the potential impact of technology on the future of the Iranian people.

It has been nearly three months since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Journalist Jason Rezaian, a former detainee of the Iranian regime, talks about its brutality - and his hopes for the future of the people of Iran. He also tells Katie how technology could make all the difference for the Iranian people. This interview was taped prior to President Trump’s announcement that he’s negotiating a deal with Iran. Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian’s newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Katie

Guest: Jason Rezaian

Topics covered

• Iran
• technology
• politics
• journalism
• social protests
• artificial intelligence

Keywords

• Iran
• technology
• Jason Rezaian
• politics
• social protests
• artificial intelligence
• U.S.
• Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WIRED, AI

Places: Iran, U.S., Israel

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