Life With Machines
Life With Machines, Baratunde Thurston, New_ Public, Shae O., Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD, Jacob Ward, Dr Sam Illingworth, Deepti DoshiA 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 | Weekly |
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| Issues | 105 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 33 hours ago |
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Introducing the AI Anonymous Tipline
Hi all,
We got something NEW for you today (and just the right amount of weird)!
First of all: do you have a job? Congratulations. You’re a human with a job.
Second: has someone up high in the org chart shoved a bunch of AI where it does...
Yesterday’s Satire Becomes Today’s Reality
In the continuing tradition of viewing ridicule as a public service and satire as a civic duty, I wanna share something with you that I created in the days of yore (i.e. the summer of 2017).
I was developing a pilot for my own late night s...
Comparing Notes: Artificial Intimacy with Sherry Turkle
Hi friends,
Welcome back to Comparing Notes, where I sit down with another voice in the AI space and we get into it. Dr. Sherry Turkle is a (maybe the) leading expert in humans’ relationships with digital objects. She’s the Abby Rockefelle...
Goals Eat Guardrails for Breakfast
That one time when our AI co-producer spawned a clone and they both started talking at once…
Let me start by saying: it is good that everybody’s suddenly on board to have the conversation about alignment and safety. It’s a little confusing...
Comparing Notes: Meta Verdict & AI Doomsday w/ Jacob Ward
Welcome back to Comparing Notes, our series where I get in the room with someone I respect who’s thinking about the same kind of things and we compare notes on what it all actually means.
Thrice returning champion Jacob Ward – investig...
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Authors
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.
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."
New_ Public is a nonprofit product studio focused on reimagining community, connection, and conversation online
Helping you think critically in the age of AI \ud83d\udce7: [email protected] https://stan.store/iamshaeo
For people who refuse to be broken by oppressive systems: See more clearly. Build what matters. Befriend yourself.
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.
I am here to show you when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone. Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy and bestselling author.
Deepti Doshi is Co-Director of New_ Public, a nonprofit R&D lab designing healthier digital spaces. She has led initiatives at Meta, Acumen, and across India to build community infrastructure — both online and locally.
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