Siliconsciousness: AI & Group Chats of the Apocalypse
6/19/202644 min
Twists of recent history have led to deep distrust of the AI sector and political decisions about AI—and with good reason for both. With expert Dave Karpf, we discuss how we got to this point and how tech barons have reached historic levels of power and influence in Washington.
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David Rothkopf· Host0:39
Hello, and welcome to this week's episode of Siliconsciousness. I am your host, David Rothkopf, and this week we are joined by a friend who has been on a past episode and was real good. You liked him a lot, and there's a lot to talk about. His name is Dave Karpf. He's associate professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, and a contributor to TechPolicyPress. He's also the author of "The Future: Now and Then" on Beehive. How are you doing?
Dave Karpf· Guest1:17
Good. How you doing?
David Rothkopf· Host1:18
Uh, real good. Uh, one of the subjects that just sort of hits me 10 times a week or 10 times a day maybe, uh, is associated with the