The Threat of Data Colonialism
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry Silicon Valley’s extractive data collection regime.
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The Threat of Data Colonialism w/ Ulises A. Mejias & Nick Couldry | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry to discuss how Silicon Valley's extractive data collection regime and the power it grants them resembles a much older form of exploitation: colonialism.
Ulises A. Mejias is a professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Oswego and Nick Couldry is a professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics. They are the co-authors of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back and among the co-founders of the network Tierra Común.
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry to discuss how Silicon Valley’s extractive data collection regime and the power it grants them resembles a much older form of exploitation: colonialism.
Ulises A. Mejias is a professor of communication studies at SUNY Oswego and Nick Couldry is a professor of media, communications, and social theory at the London School of Economics. They are the co-authors of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back and among the cofounders of the network Tierra Común.
The Nation Podcasts
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.
Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/ Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna to discuss some of the harms caused by generative AI, address the industry's ploys to keep the public invested while companies flounder under the weight of unmet promises, and what folks can do to push back.
Emily M. Bender is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at University of Washington. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Institute. They are the authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want.
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