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The AI Age
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The AI Age

Episode 38

In this episode, we dig deep into the slop of AI discourse. We start by looking at the culture of hype that’s sprouted in Silicon Valley, then turn to the strange world that this hype has produced, and finally present a more sober view of AI, one that’s deeply historically grounded.

Show Notes

Silicon Valley Braces for ChaosThe Atlantic, 5/13/2025

Sam Altman, Tim Cook, and other tech leaders lauded Trump at a White House AI dinnerBusiness Insider, 9/4/25

AI Is a Mass-Delusion EventThe Atlantic, 8/18/25

AI as Normal Technology — Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, 4/15/2025

Credits

Theme music by our youngest brother Tate.

Cover art by Arthur Santoro.

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