On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Aaron Benanav on his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates.
Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer of OpenAI, speaks during a conference in Seoul, South Korea, on September 10, 2025. (SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates. It’s a plan to center human experience through democratic discourse while driving true social and technological innovation.
Aaron Benanav is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University and the author of Automation and the Future of Work.
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Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates. It’s a plan to center human experience through democratic discourse while driving true social and technological innovation.
Aaron Benanav is an assistant professor at Cornell University and the author of Automation and the Future of Work.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced regulatory approach.
Cam Wilson is an associate editor at Crikey and writes The Sizzle newsletter. He’s a co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the Dangerous World of Australian Conspiracy Theories.
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Paris MarxParis Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.