The artificial intelligence is coming from inside the house

Alex and Liz talk about the hottest topic out there—"AI," or "artificial intelligence" (quotes because we're a little skeptical of it being in any way "intelligent"), with a look at some recent essays that explore whether "AI" is agent or tool, its problematic uses in higher education, why Silicon Valley is so intent on building things ("AI" or otherwise) that they'd read about or seen in sci-fi (while also of course acting as if books, films, and other artistic endeavors are worthless, just like the rest of the humanities), and how Jonny Quest predicted the Apple Watch in 1964.

Alex's recent blog post on "the economy."

Liz's website.

Check out Liz's book at Barnes & Noble.

Rob Horning's essay, Pro tools.

The Emily Bender profile in New York magazine.

The empty brain.