Bots Don't Cry

Bots Don't Cry

Every Tuesday, I'll teach you critical AI literacy with leading voices in critical AI (and sometimes just me!) to help you protect yourself from the REAL dangers of AI and the media's crazy AI marketing hype.

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Did you vote for Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, or Elon Musk? No? Me neither. So why are they (and other tech billionaires) deciding the future of AI and our democracy? 🤔 In this episode, I interview political philosopher Dr. Annette Zimmermann about what happens when a handful of tech billionaires control AI, and whether AI can ever be truly democratic. This episode covers: Why political philosophy is essential to understanding what's happening with AI today.The dangers of letting billionaire...

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EP #2: Are Tech Billionaires Killing Democracy? w/ Dr. Annette Zimmermann

Did you vote for Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, or Elon Musk? No? Me neither. So why are they (and other tech billionaires) deciding the future of AI and our democracy? 🤔 In this episode, I interview political philosopher Dr. Annette Zimmermann about what happens when a handful of tech billionaires control AI, and whether AI can ever be truly democratic. This episode covers: Why political philosophy is essential to understanding what's happening with AI today.The dangers of letting billionaire...

06 oct. 2026
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EP #1: IS AI SENTIENT? w/ Dr. Emily Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna

In my first episode, I interview Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna about the current AI hype in the industry and what everyday people should learn about LLM/Generative AI and AI agent technologies so big tech can't play them. This episode covers: 1. The technology behind Generative AI and AI agents (LLMs) 2. How LLMs are essentially probabilistic machines that predict tokens and assemble letters without understanding their meaning. 2. How AI agents are enhanced LLMs tasked with taking a...

29 sep. 2026