Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Nitasha Tiku on AI companies, user engagement, and social media.
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Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how AI companies are preying on users to drive engagement and how that’s repeating many of the problems we’re belatedly trying to address with social media companies at an accelerated pace.
Nitasha Tiku is a technology reporter at the Washington Post.
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Young people look at their phones in the City of London, the capital’s financial district, on 30th May 2025, in London, England.
(Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, I’m joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how AI companies are preying on users to drive engagement and how that’s repeating many of the problems we’re belatedly trying to address with social media companies at an accelerated pace.
Nitasha Tiku is a technology reporter at The Washington Post.
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Cybertrucks Are a Safety Disaster With Dara Kerr | Tech Won’t Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dara Kerr to discuss how Elon’s decision to prioritize aesthetics over safety has created a safety crisis, causing people to burn alive in their Cybertrucks and other Tesla vehicles.
Dara Kerr is a technology reporter at Guardian US.
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