Decomputing for a Better Future
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Dan McQuillan on the global push toward rapid AI adoption at all costs.

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Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the political push by global governments towards rapid AI adoption at all costs, and how citizens can critically rethink not only our dependence on these technologies, but imagine a collective future that benefits everyone.
Dan McQuillan is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and the author of Resisting AI.
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Donald Trump during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Trump hailed more than $92 billion in investments in artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure.
(Brian Kaiser / Bloomberg via Getty Images)Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the political push by global governments toward rapid AI adoption at all costs, and how citizens can critically not only rethink our dependence on these technologies but also imagine a collective future that benefits everyone.
Dan McQuillan is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and the author of Resisting AI.
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