Introducing: Mostly Human with Laurie Segall
3/30/20262 min
Mostly Human is a weekly podcast that explores technology through the most important lens: the human one. Hosted by award-winning tech journalist Laurie Segall, the immersive interview and investigative show tackles some of the defining questions of our time with headline-making tech titans and the people you don't know yet, but should. Mostly Human will leave you with a sense of agency over fear, and a clearer view of how tech can actually work for you.
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First 90 secondsLaurie Segall· Host0:00
[upbeat music] I'm Laurie Segall, and I've spent my career looking around the corners, asking people who are building the future not just about technology, but also about humans. Folks like OpenAI's Sam Altman.
Sam Altman· Soundbite0:13
What happens when it gets smarter than we are?
Laurie Segall· Host0:14
When do you think that'll happen?
Sam Altman· Soundbite0:16
In our lifetimes.
Laurie Segall· Host0:17
[upbeat music] I love technology. I just don't want it to happen to us. That's why I'm launching Mostly Human, a weekly podcast that will serve as your bridge to the future.
Speaker 20:27
Anyone can now be an entrepreneur. Anyone can build an app, and it's very empowering.
Laurie Segall· Host0:31
Together, we'll look at what's coming next, from extraordinary possibilities... Do you really think you can bring back the woolly mammoth?
Speaker 30:39
I think that if we're able to accomplish everything that we wanna do, I think you're going into areas like Alaska, and you're seeing healthy populations of mammoths ...
Laurie Segall· Host0:47
to the darkest corners of innovation.
Speaker 40:50
This is awesome technology. Is it bad I want a deepfake of my sister-in-law?
Speaker 50:54
[upbeat music] It felt like it was being done to me physically.
Laurie Segall· Host0:59
Tech moves really fast, but on Mostly Human, we'll translate what this actually means for you.
Speaker 61:04
What I've come to realize is that when people think that they're dating this AI companion, they're actually dating the companies that create this.
Laurie Segall· Host1:11
Do you think it's okay for people to get therapy using ChatGPT?
Speaker 71:14
I don't think we have a choice. [laughs] You know, uh, I think the reality is the genie's out of the bottle.
Laurie Segall· Host1:18
We're gonna take you to some wild places.
Speaker 81:22
Hey, David. We have strong evidence that you're behind Mr. DeepFake.
Laurie Segall· Host1:25
And raise the red flags before anyone else does.
Speaker 51:29
It felt