How Brain-Rot AI Is Upending the Internet
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jason Koebler on the proliferation of AI-generated images.
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How Brainrot AI is Upending the Internet w/ Jason Koebler | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media.
Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of the 404 Media Podcast.
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A man holds a phone, displaying ”brain rot” in London, United Kingdom on December 2, 2024.
(Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu via Getty Images)On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, I’m joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media.
Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of The 404 Media Podcast.
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Taking Data Centers to Court w/ Martha Dark / Tech Won’t Save Us
Data centers are being approved without proper oversight into their broader impacts, but there are organizations pushing back. Martha Dark joins Paris Marx to discuss her work at Foxglove and how legal challenges against data centers are imposing stronger rules and reframing false narratives from policymakers and Big Tech.
Martha Dark is co-executive director of Foxglove.
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