In our podcast, Your Undivided Attention, co-hosts Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Daniel Barcay explore the unprecedented power of emerging technologies: how they fit into our lives, and how they fit into a humane future. Join us every other Thursday as we confront challenges and explore solutions with a wide range of thought leaders and change-makers — like Audrey Tang on digital democracy, neurotechnology with Nita Farahany, getting beyond dystopia with Yuval Noah Harari, and Esther Perel ...
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Tech's Big Money Campaign is Getting Pushback with Margaret O'Mara and Brody Mullins
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Today, the tech industry is the second-biggest lobbying power in Washington, DC, but that wasn’t true as recently as ten years ago. How did we get to this moment? And where could we be going next? On this episode of Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Daniel sit down with historian Margaret O’Mara and journalist Brody Mullins to discuss how Silic…
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This Moment in AI: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
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It’s been a year and half since Tristan and Aza laid out their vision and concerns for the future of artificial intelligence in The AI Dilemma. In this Spotlight episode, the guys discuss what’s happened since then–as funding, research, and public interest in AI has exploded–and where we could be headed next. Plus, some major updates on social medi…
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Decoding Our DNA: How AI Supercharges Medical Breakthroughs and Biological Threats with Kevin Esvelt
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AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research, rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health. But that progress can also make it easier for bad actors to manufacture new biological threats. In this episode, Tristan and Daniel sit down with biologist Kevin Esvelt to discuss why AI has been such a boon for biologists and …
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How to Think About AI Consciousness With Anil Seth
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Will AI ever start to think by itself? If it did, how would we know, and what would it mean? In this episode, Dr. Anil Seth and Aza discuss the science, ethics, and incentives of artificial consciousness. Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and the author of Being You: A New Science of Conscious…
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Why Are Migrants Becoming AI Test Subjects? With Petra Molnar
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Climate change, political instability, hunger. These are just some of the forces behind an unprecedented refugee crisis that’s expected to include over a billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, wealthy governments like the US and the EU are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx of migrants at their …
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Former OpenAI Engineer William Saunders on Silence, Safety, and the Right to Warn
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This week, a group of current and former employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind penned an open letter accusing the industry’s leading companies of prioritizing profits over safety. This comes after a spate of high profile departures from OpenAI, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever and senior researcher Jan Leike, as well as reports that OpenAI h…
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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre
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Right now, militaries around the globe are investing heavily in the use of AI weapons and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with increasing levels of autonomy are being used to kill people and destroy infrastructure and the development of fully autonomous weapons shows little signs of slowing down. What does this mean for the future of …
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AI and Jobs: How to Make AI Work With Us, Not Against Us With Daron Acemoglu
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Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around? RECOMMENDED MEDIA Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Professor Acemoglu co-authored a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will…
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Jonathan Haidt On How to Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis
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Suicides. Self harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It can be easy for teens, parents and schools to feel like they’re trapped by it all. But in this conversation with Tristan Harris, author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case that the conditions that l…
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Chips Are the Future of AI. They’re Also Incredibly Vulnerable. With Chris Miller
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Beneath the race to train and release more powerful AI models lies another race: a race by companies and nation-states to secure the hardware to make sure they win AI supremacy. Correction: The latest available Nvidia chip is the Hopper H100 GPU, which has 80 billion transistors. Since the first commercially available chip had four transistors, the…
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Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang
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What does a functioning democracy look like in the age of artificial intelligence? Could AI even be used to help a democracy flourish? Just in time for election season, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang returns to the podcast to discuss healthy information ecosystems, resilience to cyberattacks, how to “prebunk” deepfakes, and more. …
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U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change?
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Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments — including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts, including Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, untangles the explosive hearing, and offers …
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Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet
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Over the past year, a tsunami of apps that digitally strip the clothes off real people has hit the market. Now anyone can create fake non-consensual sexual images in just a few clicks. With cases proliferating in high schools, guest presenter Laurie Segall talks to legal scholar Mary Anne Franks about the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn and what …
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Mariana van Zeller is the host and executive producer of National Geographic's "Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller."www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/trafficked-with-mariana-van-zeller
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Diana Walsh Pasulka is a writer and professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Her latest book is "Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences." www.dwpasulka.com
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Joey Diaz is a stand-up comic, writer, and author. He's the host of the podcast "Uncle Joey's Joint with Joey Diaz," co-host of "The Check-In" with Lee Syatt, and author of "Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage." www.joeydiaz.net
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Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei
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We usually talk about tech in terms of economics or policy, but the casual language tech leaders often use to describe AI — summoning an inanimate force with the powers of code — sounds more... magical. So, what can myth and magic teach us about the AI race? Josh Schrei, mythologist and host of The Emerald podcast, says that foundational cultural t…
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Sae Von Springer (Crypto, Quantum Physics, And Much More)
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Tune in to The Big Chew Podcast as hosts Noah and Zach engage in a captivating conversation with the great and powerful Sae'von Springer. Sae'von is the founder & managing partner of Native Assets, an exponential innovation consultancy providing advisory services, educational training, industry analysis & white glove implementation services for maj…
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Jim Breuer is a stand-up comic, actor, and host of the "Breuniverse" Podcast. Watch his comedy special "Country Boy Will Survive" on YouTube. www.jimbreuer.com
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AGI Unveiled: Navigating the Future with Joe Rogan, Aza Raskin & Tristan Harris #43
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Explore the future of AI with Zach and Noah as they delve into the potential and perils of artificial general intelligence (AGI) alongside experts Aza Raskin, and Tristan Harris Who were featured on The Joe Rogan Experience. This episode unpacks the Earth Species Project, AI incentives, and the crucial laws of technology. Discover the dire need for…
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Todd Rowland/Guest Series: Nutritional Health (Season 2 EP.3)
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Tune in to The Big Chew Podcast as hosts Noah and Zach engage in a captivating conversation with Todd Rowland, our esteemed guest. Todd, a seasoned professional with a master's degree in nutritional health and over two decades of experience in the sales industry, shares insights on Nutritional Health and his extensive expertise with these products.…
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Taylor Sheridan is an actor, screenwriter, director, and rancher. He's the creator of the television series "Yellowstone" and "Tulsa King," and wrote the screenplay for the Denis Villeneuve film "Sicario." In addition to his work in the entertainment industry, Sheridan is the owner of 6666 Ranch and Four Sixes Ranch Brand Beef. He is an inductee of…
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Zachary Nix & Noah Reeves - The Science of laughter #42
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The hosts discuss various topics related to laughter, including ticklish rats, the contagious nature of laughter, the Tanganyika laughter epidemic, and the different types of laughter. They also delve into the physical and emotional effects of laughter, such as pain relief, improved memory, and social bonding. The episode concludes with a discussio…
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John Reeves is an Alaskan gold miner who first came to public prominence on the 2012 National Geographic docu-series "Goldfathers." More recently, his ongoing search for gold uncovered the remains of thousands of Ice Age animals lying beneath the permafrost on his property. The discovery is featured in the 2019 documentary "Boneyard Alaska" and pop…
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Brigham Buhler is the founder of Ways2Well, a functional and regenerative care clinic, and a cofounder of its sister company, ReviveRx: a pharmacy focusing on health, wellness, and restorative medicine.https://www.ways2well.com
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Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comic, writer, actor, host of the "Duncan Trussell Family Hour" podcast, creator of "The Midnight Gospel" on Netflix, and the voice of "Hippocampus" on the television series "Krapopolis." www.duncantrussell.com
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Yeonmi Park on The Joe Rogan Experience #1691 (Enhanced & Remastered Bonus Episode)
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This is the remastered/re-recorded episode of Yeonmi Park’s interview on JRE that we covered almost 2 years ago. It was redone with the purpose of bringing the story to light. It’s the story of her journey to freedom and her escape from North Korea. We go through the social structure, language, and the over all lifestyle of the North Korean people …
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How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller
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2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. Forty countries will hold national elections, with over two billion voters heading to the polls. In this episode of Your Undivided Attention, two experts give us a situation report on how AI will increase the risks to our elections and our democracies. Correction: Tristan says two billion peo…
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Tim Dillon is a stand-up comedian and host of "The Tim Dillon Show." His comedy special, "Tim Dillon: A Real Hero," is available now on Netflix. Look for his book "Death by Boomers: How the Worst Generation Destroyed the Planet, but First a Child" on April 30, 2024, and catch him as "Manny" in Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving." www.timdilloncomedy.com…
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#2076 - Aza Raskin & Tristan Harris
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Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin are the co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology and the hosts of its podcast, "Your Undivided Attention." Watch the Center's new film "The A.I. Dilemma" on Youtube.https://www.humanetech.com"The A.I. Dilemma"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJKj8lcNQ
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Tim Urban W/ Bari Weiss on Honestly - Navigating the Labyrinth of Society: From Lizard Brains to Procrastination #41
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In this episode of the Big Chew Podcast, Noah and Zach discuss a conversation between Barry Weiss and Tim Urban. They cover topics such as the history of humanity, the lizard brain vs the higher brain, politics and echo chambers, universities and ideological supremacy, liberal social justice vs social justice fundamentalism, procrastination and hap…
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Chandler Bailey/Guest Series: Ayahuasca Adventures in Peru (Season 2 EP. 2)
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Join us on The Big Chew Podcast as hosts Noah and Zach sit down with their guest, Chandler, to delve into a mind-bending adventure down to Peru for an Ayahuasca retreat. In this episode, we unpack the incredible story that led Chandler to embark on this transformative journey within a month of a chance suggestion from his barber. The conversation k…
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Haley Stancil/ Guest Series: Unveiling the Healing Touch: A Journey into Medical Massage Therapy (Season 2 EP. 1)
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Welcome to an episode of The Big Chew Podcast Guest Series, where your hosts Noah and Zach invite fascinating guests to share their unique stories. In this episode, they sit down with the incredible Hailey Stancil, a medical massage therapist, entrepreneur, mother, healer, and holistic medicine/biohacking enthusiast.The conversation kicks off with …
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Long form open conversation/ Announcements covering episodes 31-39 W/ Noah and Zach #40
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This is an open conversation with our two host Noah & Zach. Covering Big Chews from episodes 31-39.Support this show and give love to our sponsor below:Burly Brandz Use the code fast15 - to get 15% off | www.burlybrandz.com/ Connect with Zach:Twitter | https://twitter.com/z_nix_?s=11&t=yAFtZJcxm29lxslu7pwseAInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/zac…
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#2073 - Derek, More Plates More Dates
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Derek is the fitness educator and entrepreneur behind the "More Plates, More Dates" YouTube channel, podcast and companion website. https://moreplatesmoredates.com
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