Your Undivided Attention
Co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin 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.
Your Undivided Attention is produced by Executive Producer Sasha Fegan and Senior Producer Julia Scott. Our Researcher/Producer is Josh Lash.
Episode 86
Chips Are the Future of AI. They’re Also Incredibly Vulnerable. With Chris Miller
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.
Episode 85
Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang
Is there a vision of our future where AI can help our democracies thrive rather than just survive? With election season underway, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, returns to the podcast to discuss how to create a resilient democracy in the age of AI.
Episode 84
U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change?
U.S. Senators took social media CEOs to task in a recent hearing, leading to astonishing moments — including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who’ve lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of guests untangle the political theater from the political progress.
Episode 83
Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet
Ninety-six percent of deep-faked images and videos are sexually explicit and non-consensual. Legal scholar Mary Anne Franks and journalist Laurie Segall discuss the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn, and what we can do about it.
Episode 82
Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei
What can tales of mythology and magic teach us about the AI race? Mythologist Josh Schrei explains how looking at foundational cultural stories could guide ethical tech development.
Episode 81
How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller
2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. In this episode, two experts give us a situation report on how AI will increase the risks to our elections and our democracies.
