Team Human
Team Human is a weekly podcast and set of resources enabling human intervention in the economic, technological, and social programs that determine how we live, work, and interact. This is media as cultural resistance and a path to social change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cory Doctorow, author of Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, unpacks the systemic forces behind digital monopolies, regulatory capture, the erosion of user rights, and how collective action and policy change can reclaim technology for the public good. Team Human is proudly spons
Rushkoff offers a new way to interpret what appears to be the intentional dismantling of society as we know it: an elite who have lost faith in the system that has served them until now, and who believe a controlled demolition of government and the economy will position them better for the chaos ahead. He argues that j
Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s Curse, explores why civilizations fall, what history gets wrong about collapse, and how distributed, cooperative societies have often thrived where empires failed. Names referenced in this episode: Jan Talon, Elon Musk, Genghis Khan, Niccolò Machiavelli, Andrew Carnegie, Francis Bacon, Ha
Nate Soares, computer scientist and author of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, discusses the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence, the possibility that untethered AI development can lead to catastrophic outcomes for humans, and what it might mean for AI development to outpace human control. Team Human
Jonathan Larsen, Founder of The Fucking News, brings perspective, humor, and humanism to the tragic and ridiculous phenomena unfolding in the world. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone's Earth. Learn more about Everyone's Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/ Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/ Cobi Dryer S
Rushkoff invites us to join him in metabolizing the challenges and opportunities of our AI-driven moment. In this monologue, Rushkoff highlights the dangers of treating LLMs as all-knowing beings and the ways they reinforce our biases and narcissism. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone's Earth. Learn more about