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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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00:50:42

It’s a Machine’s World

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2023/01/24

Podcast: On the Media (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: It’s a Machine’s WorldPub date: 2023-01-13Schools across the country are considering whether to ban the new AI chatbot, ChatGPT. On this week’s On the Media, a look at the ever-present hype around AI and claims that machines can think. Plus, the potential implications of handing over decision-making to computers. 1. Tina Tallon [@ttallon], assistant professor of A.I. and the Arts at the University of Florida, on the love-hate

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01:07:38

Secret Power: WikiLeaks and its Enemies / Stefania...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: This Is Hell! (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Secret Power: WikiLeaks and its Enemies / Stefania MauriziPub date: 2023-01-10Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009,

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01:07:38

Secret Power: WikiLeaks and its Enemies / Stefania...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: This Is Hell! (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Secret Power: WikiLeaks and its Enemies / Stefania MauriziPub date: 2023-01-10Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009,

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00:27:11

Digital surveillance in the Middle East

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: Essential Middle East (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Digital surveillance in the Middle EastPub date: 2023-01-05For many of the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, technology has long been a tool to enable digital repression. These states are increasingly using information technology to suppress the flow of information, censor content, and even surveil citizens. In this episode: Marc Owen Jones (@marcowenjones), associate professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad Bin

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00:27:11

Digital surveillance in the Middle East

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: Essential Middle East (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Digital surveillance in the Middle EastPub date: 2023-01-05For many of the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, technology has long been a tool to enable digital repression. These states are increasingly using information technology to suppress the flow of information, censor content, and even surveil citizens. In this episode: Marc Owen Jones (@marcowenjones), associate professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad Bin

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01:21:45

Cloud Empires: Governing State-like Digital Platforms...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Cloud Empires: Governing State-like Digital Platforms & Regaining Control with Prof Vili LehdonvirtaPub date: 2023-01-08The rise of the platform economy puts state-like power in the hands of platform owners with little or no accountability. Over the past few decades, the chaotic and lawless early Internet evolved into a digital reality where e-commerce and digital services platform owners dictate

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01:21:45

Cloud Empires: Governing State-like Digital Platforms...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/18

Podcast: Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Cloud Empires: Governing State-like Digital Platforms & Regaining Control with Prof Vili LehdonvirtaPub date: 2023-01-08The rise of the platform economy puts state-like power in the hands of platform owners with little or no accountability. Over the past few decades, the chaotic and lawless early Internet evolved into a digital reality where e-commerce and digital services platform owners dictate

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00:50:55

FTX and the Fall of Cryptocurrency with Robert Hockett

The Machinist ·

2023/01/10

Podcast: Macro N Cheese (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: FTX and the Fall of Cryptocurrency with Robert HockettPub date:

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00:50:55

FTX and the Fall of Cryptocurrency with Robert Hockett

The Machinist ·

2023/01/10

Podcast: Macro N Cheese (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: FTX and the Fall of Cryptocurrency with Robert HockettPub date:

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00:59:12

Heather Ford, "Writing the Revolution: Wikipedia and...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/10

Podcast: New Books in Sociology (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Heather Ford, "Writing the Revolution: Wikipedia and the Survival of Facts in the Digital Age" (MIT Press, 2022)Pub date: 2022-12-21A close reading of Wikipedia's article on the Egyptian Revolution reveals the complexity inherent in establishing the facts of events as they occur and are relayed to audiences near and far.Wikipedia bills itself as an encyclopedia built on neutrality, authority, and crowd-sourced consensus

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00:59:12

Heather Ford, "Writing the Revolution: Wikipedia and...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/10

Podcast: New Books in Sociology (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Heather Ford, "Writing the Revolution: Wikipedia and the Survival of Facts in the Digital Age" (MIT Press, 2022)Pub date: 2022-12-21A close reading of Wikipedia's article on the Egyptian Revolution reveals the complexity inherent in establishing the facts of events as they occur and are relayed to audiences near and far.Wikipedia bills itself as an encyclopedia built on neutrality, authority, and crowd-sourced consensus

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01:52:24

Soviet Cybernetics and the Promise of Big Computer...

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2023/01/10

Podcast: Cosmopod (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Soviet Cybernetics and the Promise of Big Computer SocialismPub date: 2023-01-03Amelia, Djamil, Christian, and Rudy join for a discussion on the history of Soviet Cybernetics and the use of computers for socialist planning. We discuss the origins of Cybernetics, its role as a reform movement in the sciences, and why cybernetics became attractive to the Soviet academy in the 50s, before moving to the biographies and projects of

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01:52:24

Soviet Cybernetics and the Promise of Big Computer...

The Machinist ·

2023/01/10

Podcast: Cosmopod (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Soviet Cybernetics and the Promise of Big Computer SocialismPub date: 2023-01-03Amelia, Djamil, Christian, and Rudy join for a discussion on the history of Soviet Cybernetics and the use of computers for socialist planning. We discuss the origins of Cybernetics, its role as a reform movement in the sciences, and why cybernetics became attractive to the Soviet academy in the 50s, before moving to the biographies and projects of

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00:35:21

Ep 2: Who Run the World (of platforms)? Algorithmic...

The Machinist ·

2022/12/21

Podcast: Platform Predicament – Making sense of a datafied future of workEpisode: Ep 2: Who Run the World (of platforms)? Algorithmic Bosses and Workers’ RightsPub date: 2022-12-15The second episode delves into the power that algorithms and data hold, in running this platform model of work. Experts explain how algorithmic management and control by platform apps has major implications for working conditions and worker autonomy, and how workers’ groups, through new-age organising, are negotiating

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00:35:21

Ep 2: Who Run the World (of platforms)? Algorithmic...

The Machinist ·

2022/12/21

Podcast: Platform Predicament – Making sense of a datafied future of workEpisode: Ep 2: Who Run the World (of platforms)? Algorithmic Bosses and Workers’ RightsPub date: 2022-12-15The second episode delves into the power that algorithms and data hold, in running this platform model of work. Experts explain how algorithmic management and control by platform apps has major implications for working conditions and worker autonomy, and how workers’ groups, through new-age organising, are negotiating

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00:39:37

The charm of central bank digital currencies in a...

The Machinist ·

2022/12/21

Podcast: The Sound of Economics (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The charm of central bank digital currencies in a polarised worldPub date: 2022-12-0895 percent of the world economy (measured by GDP) is exploring the idea of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and many countries including Nigeria and China are entering into the close-to-launch or fully launched phase. But what is the hype about? In this episode of the Sound of Economics, Maria Demertzis invites Grégory

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00:39:37

The charm of central bank digital currencies in a...

The Machinist ·

2022/12/21

Podcast: The Sound of Economics (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The charm of central bank digital currencies in a polarised worldPub date: 2022-12-0895 percent of the world economy (measured by GDP) is exploring the idea of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and many countries including Nigeria and China are entering into the close-to-launch or fully launched phase. But what is the hype about? In this episode of the Sound of Economics, Maria Demertzis invites Grégory

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01:04:27

David Gunkel on robot rights

The Machinist ·

2022/12/13

Podcast: The Sentience Institute Podcast (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: David Gunkel on robot rightsPub date: 2022-12-05“Robot rights are not the same thing as a set of human rights. Human rights are very specific to a singular species, the human being. Robots may have some overlapping powers, claims, privileges, or immunities that would need to be recognized by human beings, but their grouping or sets of rights will be perhaps very different.”David GunkelCan and should robots and

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01:04:27

David Gunkel on robot rights

The Machinist ·

2022/12/13

Podcast: The Sentience Institute Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: David Gunkel on robot rightsPub date: 2022-12-05“Robot rights are not the same thing as a set of human rights. Human rights are very specific to a singular species, the human being. Robots may have some overlapping powers, claims, privileges, or immunities that would need to be recognized by human beings, but their grouping or sets of rights will be perhaps very different.”David GunkelCan and should robots and

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00:43:44

Regulating AI with Alex Engler

The Machinist ·

2022/12/13

Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Regulating AI with Alex EnglerPub date: 2022-12-07Earlier this fall, the Biden administration released what it called a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” a policy document that lays out a five-pillar strategy for how the United States intends to wrestle with and regulate the challenges arising from the increasingly common use of artificial intelligence. In recent weeks, the European Union has been wrestling with its

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