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A curated playlist of the best new podcasts on technology. Powered by The Syllabus. (To see the articles, books, reports and videos that are also part of the Machinist, check out our site: the-syllabus.com)

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00:44:22

24 | Cathy O'Neil, Algorithm Auditor, Author of WMathD

The Machinist ·

2023/03/22

Podcast: The Performance Audit ReportEpisode: 24 | Cathy O'Neil, Algorithm Auditor, Author of WMathDPub date: 2023-02-28Our guest is Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy.Cathy joined us to discuss critical aspects for auditors to consider, including:The human element: why understanding 'for whom an algorithm might fail' is more important than the detailed technical design of an algorithm.Algorithm testing: the

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00:44:22

24 | Cathy O'Neil, Algorithm Auditor, Author of WMathD

The Machinist ·

2023/03/22

Podcast: The Performance Audit ReportEpisode: 24 | Cathy O'Neil, Algorithm Auditor, Author of WMathDPub date: 2023-02-28Our guest is Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy.Cathy joined us to discuss critical aspects for auditors to consider, including:The human element: why understanding 'for whom an algorithm might fail' is more important than the detailed technical design of an algorithm.Algorithm testing: the

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01:15:47

Protopia, Not Utopia

The Machinist ·

2023/03/22

Podcast: Discourse ZAEpisode: Protopia, Not UtopiaPub date: 2023-03-16Bronwyn Williams & Monika Bielskyte | The Small Print In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to futurist Monika Bielskyte. They talk about Monika’s latest project, “Protopia Futures”, which rejects the false binary of dystopian and utopian visions, and is based on principles of plurality, creativity, and the evolution of values. They also discuss the issues of gatekeeping in the futurist space, and some of the problems with the

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01:15:47

Protopia, Not Utopia

The Machinist ·

2023/03/22

Podcast: Discourse ZAEpisode: Protopia, Not UtopiaPub date: 2023-03-16Bronwyn Williams & Monika Bielskyte | The Small Print In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to futurist Monika Bielskyte. They talk about Monika’s latest project, “Protopia Futures”, which rejects the false binary of dystopian and utopian visions, and is based on principles of plurality, creativity, and the evolution of values. They also discuss the issues of gatekeeping in the futurist space, and some of the problems with the

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00:50:45

Who Profits?

The Machinist ·

2023/03/15

Podcast: On the Media (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Who Profits?Pub date: 2023-02-24The Supreme Court heard two cases this week that could upend Silicon Valley. On this week’s On The Media, a look at the fragile law holding the modern internet together. Plus, how a century-long PR campaign taught Americans to love the free market and loathe their own government. 1. Emily Birnbaum [@birnbaum_e], tech lobbying reporter with Bloomberg, Mark Joseph Stern [@mjs_DC], senior writer at

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00:50:45

Who Profits?

The Machinist ·

2023/03/15

Podcast: On the Media (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Who Profits?Pub date: 2023-02-24The Supreme Court heard two cases this week that could upend Silicon Valley. On this week’s On The Media, a look at the fragile law holding the modern internet together. Plus, how a century-long PR campaign taught Americans to love the free market and loathe their own government. 1. Emily Birnbaum [@birnbaum_e], tech lobbying reporter with Bloomberg, Mark Joseph Stern [@mjs_DC], senior writer at

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01:06:09

S02E41 - Antoinette Rouvroy on Algorithmic...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/15

Podcast: Future Histories (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: S02E41 - Antoinette Rouvroy on Algorithmic GovernmentalityPub date: 2023-03-05Future Histories LIVE The interview with Antoinette Rouvroy is part of the format “Future Histories LIVE”. At irregular intervals, individual episodes are recorded live in front of an audience. This episode of Future Histories was recorded on December 2nd, 2022 in Vienna at Part 1 of the Political Cybernetics Workshop Series “Biological Life and

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01:06:09

S02E41 - Antoinette Rouvroy on Algorithmic...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/15

Podcast: Future Histories (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: S02E41 - Antoinette Rouvroy on Algorithmic GovernmentalityPub date: 2023-03-05Future Histories LIVE The interview with Antoinette Rouvroy is part of the format “Future Histories LIVE”. At irregular intervals, individual episodes are recorded live in front of an audience. This episode of Future Histories was recorded on December 2nd, 2022 in Vienna at Part 1 of the Political Cybernetics Workshop Series “Biological Life and

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01:17:50

236. Butterflies on History’s Collage (ft. Malcolm...

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2023/03/07

Podcast: This Machine Kills (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: 236. Butterflies on History’s Collage (ft. Malcolm Harris)Pub date: 2023-03-02We are joined by Malcolm Harris—author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World—to discuss his magisterial book on how a hellmouth in Northern California has, for the last two hundred years, been a vortex of power for capital. We discuss some of the lesser known people and products of Palo Alto—like Herbet Hoover and William

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01:17:50

236. Butterflies on History’s Collage (ft. Malcolm...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/07

Podcast: This Machine Kills (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: 236. Butterflies on History’s Collage (ft. Malcolm Harris)Pub date: 2023-03-02We are joined by Malcolm Harris—author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World—to discuss his magisterial book on how a hellmouth in Northern California has, for the last two hundred years, been a vortex of power for capital. We discuss some of the lesser known people and products of Palo Alto—like Herbet Hoover and William

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00:29:14

Curate

The Machinist ·

2023/03/07

Podcast: The Digital Human (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: CuratePub date: 2023-02-27In recent months anxiety around what algorithms will do to the arts has become a hot topic. Art, Literature, Music, all are being generated by AI systems. Even we explored what these algorithms may do to how art is created - just one episode ago.But, we missed something. Algorithms are not just changing how we create art, they’ve been curating everything we see and hear online for years. But they

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00:29:14

Curate

The Machinist ·

2023/03/07

Podcast: The Digital Human (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: CuratePub date: 2023-02-27In recent months anxiety around what algorithms will do to the arts has become a hot topic. Art, Literature, Music, all are being generated by AI systems. Even we explored what these algorithms may do to how art is created - just one episode ago. But, we missed something. Algorithms are not just changing how we create art, they’ve been curating everything we see and hear online for years. But they

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00:35:24

Episode 4.9: Black Software: The Technological...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/07

Podcast: The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Episode 4.9: Black Software: The Technological Lead-ups to Black Lives Matter – Charlton McIlwainPub date: 2023-02-24Interviewer: RAFAEL KHACHATURIAN. As with all aspects of American life, Black people were part of the digital revolution from the beginning. CHARLTON MCILWAIN’s work explores multiple strands of this history, in which African Americans appear as both creative subjects and objects of social

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00:35:24

Episode 4.9: Black Software: The Technological...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/07

Podcast: The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Episode 4.9: Black Software: The Technological Lead-ups to Black Lives Matter – Charlton McIlwainPub date: 2023-02-24Interviewer: RAFAEL KHACHATURIAN. As with all aspects of American life, Black people were part of the digital revolution from the beginning. CHARLTON MCILWAIN’s work explores multiple strands of this history, in which African Americans appear as both creative subjects and objects of social

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01:03:40

The Consequences of Leaving Tech to the Private...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Consequences of Leaving Tech to the Private Sector w/ Rosie CollingtonPub date: 2023-02-23Paris Marx is joined by Rosie Collington to discuss the consequences of outsourcing tech to the private sector, how it causes governments to lose important capacities to serve the public, and how the push for open government data empowered large tech firms.Rosie Collington is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Innovation and

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01:03:40

The Consequences of Leaving Tech to the Private...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Consequences of Leaving Tech to the Private Sector w/ Rosie CollingtonPub date: 2023-02-23Paris Marx is joined by Rosie Collington to discuss the consequences of outsourcing tech to the private sector, how it causes governments to lose important capacities to serve the public, and how the push for open government data empowered large tech firms.Rosie Collington is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Innovation and

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00:57:34

AI's Regulatory Future in the US, China, and EU

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: ChinaTalk (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: AI's Regulatory Future in the US, China, and EUPub date: 2023-02-20With AI on the verge of transforming the world, how are regulators across the globe approaching the challenges the technology might pose?Also, what does US-China AI collaboration look like today, and will it get caught up in broader tensions in the relationship?Matt Sheehan and Hadrien Pouget, who are both at Carnegie, come on to discuss.Matt's paper on US-China

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00:56:34

AI's Regulatory Future in the US, China, and EU

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: ChinaTalk (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: AI's Regulatory Future in the US, China, and EUPub date: 2023-02-20With AI on the verge of transforming the world, how are regulators across the globe approaching the challenges the technology might pose?Also, what does US-China AI collaboration look like today, and will it get caught up in broader tensions in the relationship?Matt Sheehan and Hadrien Pouget, who are both at Carnegie, come on to discuss.Matt's paper on US-China

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01:06:58

Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House,...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: The Received Wisdom (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House, ChatGPT, and the Paradox of Data-Driven AgriculturePub date: 2023-02-15Happy New Year!! In this episode, Jack and Shobita discuss Alondra Nelson'sdeparture from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the meaning for the position she created, Deputy Director for Science and Society. We also try to get beyond ChatGPT's hype to talk about some of the

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01:06:58

Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House,...

The Machinist ·

2023/03/01

Podcast: The Received Wisdom (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House, ChatGPT, and the Paradox of Data-Driven AgriculturePub date: 2023-02-15Happy New Year!! In this episode, Jack and Shobita discuss Alondra Nelson'sdeparture from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the meaning for the position she created, Deputy Director for Science and Society. We also try to get beyond ChatGPT's hype to talk about some of the

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