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Tech Won't Save Us

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Tech Won't Save Us

294 episodes · 8 with AI analysis

Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.

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Topics · top 10

UK Government AI Adoption StrategyGenerative AI and Government SovereigntyVendor Lock-in and Public Sector TechnologyAI-Generated Government Policy and LegislationState Capacity and Institutional Knowledge ErosionAI Persuasion and Political InfluenceCopyright and AI Training Data RightsData Center Infrastructure and Energy CostsCivil Service Power Dynamics and AIAI Safety and Regulatory Frameworks

Analyzed Episodes

May 14, 2026

The UK Government’s AI Obsession is a Big Risk w/ Will Dunn

UK Government AI Adoption StrategyGenerative AI and Government SovereigntyVendor Lock-in and Public Sector Technology
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May 7, 2026

Muskism is the New Fordism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian

Muskism as political economic systemState symbiosis and government contractingFinancial fabulism and investor confidence
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Apr 30, 2026

Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple w/ Brian Merchant

Tim Cook's Leadership Legacy at AppleGlobal Supply Chain Manufacturing in ChinaFoxconn Labor Conditions and Worker Exploitation
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Apr 23, 2026

The Problem with "CEO Said a Thing" Journalism w/ Karl Bode

CEO-Focused Journalism and Access BiasSam Altman's Pattern of Deception and Board RemovalCorporate Media Consolidation and Ownership Influence
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Dec 18, 2025

How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson

Social Media Age Limit Legislation (Australia)Age Verification Technology and Biometric ScanningPlatform Circumvention Methods and Enforcement Gaps
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Dec 24, 2025

The Year in Tech w/ Jathan Sadowski & Brian Merchant

Trump-Silicon Valley Alliance and Executive OrdersDOGE and State Capacity EliminationAI Bubble Economics and GPU Financialization
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Jan 1, 2026

How Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz Pelly [Replay]

Spotify business model and historyMusic streaming royalty systems and compensationAlgorithmic recommendation and personalization
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Jan 8, 2026

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]

OpenAI's Strategic Evolution and Mission DriftScaling Paradigm in Generative AI DevelopmentLabor Exploitation in Content Moderation and Data Preparation
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