An eight-part miniseries preview tackling what AI really is and why this moment matters. Conversations probe AI’s societal and existential stakes. The lineup explores money, labor, corporate incentives and how power shapes technological progress.
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AI Is Suddenly Everywhere And Demands Serious Questions
Chris Hayes frames AI as a rapidly spreading force reshaping workplaces, schools, media, and commerce.
He stresses the urgency to understand what AI actually is, what it can do, and where it's headed to grasp its societal impact.
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AI Could Change How We Think And Who We Are
Hayes highlights both excitement about AI's revolutionary potential and fear over its consequences for thinking and identity.
He poses deep questions about AI changing not just work but how we think and who we are.
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Follow A Focused Series To Understand AI
Hayes announces an eight-part WITHpod miniseries to ground the AI conversation with expert interviews each week.
He encourages listeners to follow the series starting May 5 to get deeper answers beyond headlines.
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We’re excited to announce a new special series from "Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes podcast" called "The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress." AI – and coverage of it – is everywhere. But what is artificial intelligence, really, beyond the buzzword? Each week, we’ll be joined by preeminent experts on AI and its effects to help make sense of this revolutionary time in history.
The series will feature in-depth conversations with experts, including: The Atlantic journalist Derek Thompson; professor at Wharton and New York Times bestselling author Ethan Mollick, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and member of the Berkeley AI Research Group Alison Gopnik; former co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team at Google and co-founder of Black in AI Timnit Gebru; philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers; author, host of the “Better Offline” podcast and writer of the “Where's Your Ed At” newsletter, Ed Zitron; The New York Times journalist and author, Michael Pollan, and more.
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