TechStuff Introducing: Mostly Human with Laurie Segall
Apr 4, 2026
A human-centered look at bold tech ideas and their real-world implications. Conversations range from de-extinction and reviving woolly mammoths to the rise of deepfakes and their impact on personal boundaries. Investigative threads probe AI stalking and identity protection. A focus on steering rapid tech so humans keep agency, with human connection presented as an anchor amid change.
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Human Lens Is Essential For Tech Coverage
- Laurie Segall frames tech through a human lens as essential for understanding rapid AI and innovation impacts.
- She emphasizes translating fast-moving tech into what it means for people, not just capabilities, using high-profile interviews and investigations.
Interviews With Tech Leaders Raise Big Questions
- Laurie references interviews with figures like OpenAI's Sam Altman to probe existential AI questions such as when AI might surpass human intelligence.
- She uses provocative questions and examples, like bringing back the woolly mammoth, to show the tangible scope of technological ambition.
Tech's Promise Comes With Real Emotional Harms
- Segall highlights both extraordinary possibilities and darker uses of tech, from deepfakes to AI companionship and stalking-like experiences.
- She contrasts enthusiasm for innovation with caution, citing emotional impacts like feeling violated by deepfakes.