The conversation examines AI and digital afterlives through the case of a family-created, AI-generated victim impact statement used in court, which the description says was followed by a vacated sentence. It also explores who controls the data people leave behind and how digital presence may comfort…
Cory Doctorow on Enshittification and Reverse Centaurs
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Cory Doctorow discusses the structural, economic, and human stakes of prioritizing AI infrastructure over human well-being. The title frames the conversation through “Enshittification” and “Reverse Centaurs.”.
Discuss: When AI infrastructure is prioritized over human well-be…
The episode poses three questions to Utah Commerce Commissioner Margaret Busse about gaps in public discussion of AI regulation, lessons from social-media regulation, and what other states might learn from Utah's AI policy. The description situates the discussion around pro-human AI and its e…
What Rough Beast…? On AI's Potential to Surpass Humanity
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Berkman Klein Center describes a public conversation with Microsoft's Ken Archer and Anthropic's Jackson Kernion, moderated by Moira Weigel, about AI's potential to surpass humanity. The event belongs to a series on how AI changes meaning-making. It offers named…
Berkman Klein Center's description introduces Jonathan Zittrain's full three-question interview about AI priorities, the role of universities and his AI Triad framework. The questions ask what receives too much or too little attention and what worries him. These are his views; the channel…
Can AI Be Your Friend? 3 Voices on Human-AI Relationships
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Berkman Klein Center describes a conversation between Friend founder Avi Schiffmann, human-AI relationship coach Amelia Miller and moderator Jonathan Zittrain about AI companionship. They consider whether machines should feel like friends and how such relationships affect…
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