Life With Machines
Life With Machines, Nita Farahany, Baratunde Thurston, Jacob Ward, Cut Off the Spigot, Dr Sam IllingworthA cultural movement (and show) for people who want to live well with AI, not just endure it. Bringing clarity, critique, curiosity (and some comedy) to the AI discourse. A production by Baratunde.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 83 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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We're Here to Live Life, Not Optimize It
Hey you,
I have reason to hope that AI is driving us back toward human connection. I know that sounds like a paradox. We do paradoxes here.
This morning I sat down with Dr. Sam Illingworth, a Full Professor of Creative Pedagogies at Edinb...
The Good Future
Hi you,
I spend a lot of time in this space talking about what’s wrong: the surveillance, the power grabs, the systems designed to keep us reactive and isolated. That’s real and it’s necessary. But it’s not the whole story, and it’s defini...
How To Fight Against Manipulated Reality
Hey friends,
In 1992, I took to the streets for the first time to scream “No justice, no peace.” I was in high school. I had seen what millions of us had seen caught on video: the police beating of Rodney King. That footage moved people to...
The AI Boom Needs Their Land
Hi you,
The expansion of AI is driving a historic surge in data center spending, creating a massive demand for land, water, and power. Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into securing those resources, with talk of reopenin...
I Put My ChatGPT Breakup on Camera
Hey friends,
We’ve been on this “defunding” journey together for a while now. You know about the DAM: redirecting our data, attention, and money away from platforms we don’t trust. We’ve talked about Amazon, about apps, about planting seed...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Exploring how humans can live well with AI, not just endure it. From Emmy-award winning host and NYT bestselling author Baratunde Thurston.
Law & Phil Prof @Duke, JD/PhD, Author: The Battle for Your Brain (2023), Cognitive Extinction (2027). All things philosophy, tech, law, and your brain. Girl Mom.
Baratunde is a host, writer, and speaker who explores interdependence through our relationships with nature, each other, and technology. His latest project is the YouTube podcast "Life With Machines."
CNN contributor and investigative journalist covering AI accountability, surveillance, and power. Author of The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back. Two decades at NBC News, Al Jazeera, and Popular Science.
Professor & poet in Edinburgh. Creator of the Slow AI Curriculum for Critical AI Literacy. Author of GenAI in Higher Education (Bloomsbury, 2026).
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