Brooke Gladstone

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1,463 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 3d ago

Brooke Gladstone’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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On the Media · F@#$ the AI Overlords · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

You liken the hype over AI's business potential to the phenomenon of subliminal advertising back in the 50s. voice-verified

Then advertisers claimed they could essentially trick people to buy stuff by hiding barely discernible messages on TV and radio. voice-verified

You say it didn't work. voice-verified

So if the hype over subliminal messages was baloney, the ploy still worked because investors were conned into believing in advertising's irresistible power. voice-verified

Which brings us, I think, to the prime directive of your AI manifesto. voice-verified

Always remember who this hype is really for. voice-verified

But the message is that I'm losing my job. voice-verified

I'm so glad. voice-verified

I was very worried about you. voice-verified

Coming up, how long can AI's staggering dominance sustain itself on a foundation of hot air, bullying, and tricky math? voice-verified

This is On The Media. voice-verified

This is On the Media. voice-verified

I'm Brooke Gladstone. voice-verified

We're back with friend of the show, Cory Doctorow, author of the new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, in which he argues that hype is what's keeping the whole industry afloat. voice-verified

How much of the efforts of these global behemoths do you think is behind generating hype? voice-verified

We've talked about that on the show. voice-verified

There was this near hysteria when they seemed to be almost as good as everything else, but then it turned out they weren't as great at everything. voice-verified

You have some examples of that in the book. voice-verified

Can you give me the one that's easiest to explain? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

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