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How Brain-Rot AI Is Upending the Internet

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jason Koebler on the proliferation of AI-generated images.

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How Brainrot AI is Upending the Internet w/ Jason Koebler | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media. 

Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of the 404 Media Podcast.

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A man holds a phone, displaying ”brain rot” in London, United Kingdom on December 2, 2024.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, I’m joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media. 

Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of The 404 Media Podcast.

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The New Military-Industrial Complex | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss how Silicon Valley is shamelessly courting government military contracts, using tactics to silence employee dissent and normalize the situation to the public, and what it all means for the future of military geopolitics.

Sam Biddle is a senior technology reporter at The Intercept.

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Paris Marx

Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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