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- 4 days ago49 min
The World's Most Special Boys Building the Apocalypse
After a confusingly whirlwind week on the AI battlelines, senior producer Hans Buetow seeks the counsel of researcher Dave Karpf to understand what the heck even happened in the past week with all the tweet storms, screeds, panics, and prognostications - is AI going to kill us all in 10 years or not?!?!??–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments!– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –The World's Most Special Boys Building the ApocalypseFind Dave Karpf: Website Bluesky Blog New book - Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present Links: Jacob Coxon’s thread (X) Dario Amodei’s response (blog) Lina Khan’s response (X) Sam Alman and Elon Musk’s responses (News18) Cal Newport (podcast) Kat Tenbarge (Spitfire) Ciaran Martin (The Economist) Will Knight (Wired) How Much of the Internet is Written With AI? (Pew) Young Adults in the US Are Increasingly Wary of AI (Pew) Half of Americans fear AI could put someone in their household out of work (Reuters) Pro-Human Assembly (MSN) AI Diplomacy (Politico) –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
Paper Report Live: Special Slop Edition
The Never Post staff meet to discuss four academic papers on how the internet is getting worse, each from a special edition of the European Journal of Cultural Studies. How is slop like gelatin? In many more ways that you might immediately assume! Tune in to hear about them all!–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments!– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Brainrot, AI slop, and the enshittification of the Internet Intro Georgia, Doing the numbers: The operational aesthetics of AI slop Hans, Feed them slop: Alignment, attunement, and the affective lure of slopaganda Jason, Degenerative AI: AI slop, brainrot, and the gimmick of generative culture Mike, Computational Gallerte: Compressions of culture –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Jesus Christ, my dusty socialist,“There’s enough sun for everyone,” you state,your crown chipped like a front toothafter a bar fight. Behind you a red curtain.Excerpt of Ephphatha by Spencer ReeceNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and distributed by Radiotopia.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
- 2 weeks ago39 min
News Post: DemonAI
Georgia talks to Matt Sitman, host of the podcast Know Your Enemy, about Pope Leo XIV's recent comments about the algorithm, and why so much of his papacy seems concerned with the cultural impact of AI. --Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –News Links NVIDIA could buy HuggingFace HF valued at $4.5 billion HF turned down earlier deal News on AI doctors from Harvard Health, Futurism, 404 Media NYT on AI meds ads Substack post on fake doctor accounts Dangers of mushroom foraging CDT on bot traffic online Cable faults affect Vietnam's internet Pope Leo XIV warns AI could lead to tech domination –The Pope and AI Algorithm could be "subtle form of domination" Pope Leo XIV encyclical warns against AI Find Matt:Know Your Enemy–suck up stork torsointo the jet enginelike a fork in the throat so the engine goesyolo bogo putt-puttflashing its famous lights liketeeth thoexcerpt of Day of Being by Joyelle McSweeney–Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
- Aug 12, 20265 min
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- Aug 6, 202644 min
AI At Work? In This Economy?
With the help of listener submissions and the insight of experts Drs Casey Fiesler and Alex Hanna, Senior Producer Hans Buetow investigates how people resist the integration of AI into the workplace, why folks might feel hesitant to broadcast that resistance, and why this topic feels so different from just a year ago. –Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –AI At Work? In This Economy? The Luddite Lab (DAIR) The Luddite Lab launch stream Global Evidence on Gender Gaps and Generative AI Over Time (HBS) Find Dr. Casey Fiesler: Bluesky Website Casey’s video about AI incentivizing cheating Find Dr. Alex Hanna: Bluesky Website –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Of course there are victims in this poem:victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim you are here victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim victim Excerpt of History by Tracy K SmithNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by RadiotopiaDISCOUNT for ½ off a yearly membership – offer ends on August 17th, when stream week begins!
- Jul 29, 202635 min
Doxxing Yourself For Science
Mike talks to security researchers Jan Pennekamp and Johannes Lohmoller about how many academics are allegedly doxxing themselves in the process of publishing their own research, and why it’s so hard to get sensitive, secretive information off the internet after it lands there. –Tell your pals to take the survey here!--Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –News Links Hbo Max introduces shorts Streaming platforms try to beat TikTok at their own game France bans social media for teens Vietnam proposes social media ban for teens Doom is a top influential piece of American culture Doom as part of Trump's election strategy arxiv.org –Doxxing Yourself For Science Read the paper here See Jan and Johannes’ other work here –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
- Jul 23, 202657 min
Mailbag #13: Tinky Tiny's Post-Party Palooza
We respond to your questions and comments!–Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content–☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st-Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Meghal Janardan. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show's host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure.
- Jul 15, 202623 min
Posting From the American Car [Archive Pull]
Originally published on April 26th, 2024, enjoy this episode where Mike looks at how the car has become a default setting for vertical, short form video. –Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –The American Car Garlic Naan And Butter Chicken Fountain?! – Tiktok David After Dentist – YouTube Taco Reacts – Tiktok The American Room – Paul Ford, Medium It is NOT My day – Tiktok forget a rage room, ima just rent out my car so y’all can scream in it – Evelyn, Tiktok Shanin Blake – Tiktok Dear single parents ~ when I was 18 I got pregnant with my daughter and her dad went to prison right after she was born, so I was on my own. – Shanin Blake, Instagram This is our home her name is Nancy 🚐 – Shanin Blake, Instagram Good morning! I love living in a mom van!!! – Shanin Blake, Instagram –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.
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