Robert sits down with Ify Nwadiwe to talk about the weird cult that's formed around AI, and some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/) (2 Part Series) Sources: What Makes a Cult a Cult? | The New Yorker The Wide Angle: Understanding TESCREAL — Silicon Valley’s Rightward Turn | Washington Spectator We need to examine the beliefs of today’s tech luminaries This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go - The New York Times (archive.is) Effective Accelerationism — e/acc - e/acc newsletter (archive.is) The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz (archive.is) https://abtinmus.medium.com/nick-land-for-dumbies-technological-singularity-and-capital-as-a-runaway-system-4fac0c9a163e https://web.archive.org/web/20141007023855/http://alternative-right.blogspot.com/2014/10/hyper-racism.html https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/25345 https://regressstudies.substack.com/p/technocapital-is-eating-my-brains
    • Steve@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      He really shows how scary they really are in how they revere AI like a deity, keeping it entertaining as always.

      • HotPurplePeach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        He really goes in depth about the topic. I love it when he thoroughly researches and covers an important issue. Another great episode (or two)

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ugh, not possible to listen to this with an ad-blocker enabled. Maybe they should find a better host for their podcasts :(

    • Nix@merv.newsEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Search for the title of the podcast on any podcast reader