Why is Artificial Intelligence So Messed Up?

Why is Artificial Intelligence So Messed Up?

While AI companies look to push their increasing losses onto American retail investors (and even the American taxpayer), Cory Doctorow's new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After A.I. (available June 23rd), provides a look at "how we found ourselves in this dire situation and how we can get through it, to a life 'after' AI in which the tools work for us, not the other way around." Alvaro and Max sat down with Cory to discuss his new book and the ways Americans are being deceived and defrauded by AI hype. Along the way you'll learn about Byzantine Premiums and the Ulysses Pact as well as fascinating facts underlying America's AI obsession. Image courtesy of Cory Doctorow under CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en]. Image's aspect ratio has been modified. Original image available at Business school professors trained an AI to judge workers’… | Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/54329014904/in/photostream/]

Why is the Internet So Messed Up for Our Kids?

In this premier episode of The Fair Fight, Alvaro and Max take your questions to Dr. Jenny Radesky, the Division Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School. As the top expert on the internet and its impact on our kids, Dr. Radesky answers listeners' questions and walks us through the ways we, as parents, can take on the challenge of raising kids in the digital age. Thanks to Brad Flickinger for the episode image, used under a Creative Commons license. Original image available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/56155476@N08/6660032213 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/56155476@N08/6660032213].

What Trump's Slush Fund Could Pay For

You've heard about the President's slush fund from his IRS lawsuit, but have you thought about how that money could be better spent? Healthcare subsidies are left unfunded, gas and groceries are emptying Americans' bank accounts, and farming bankruptcies are reaching crisis levels. Alvaro & Max will discuss how this unprecedented and unaccountable pool of money, which has been left to the discretion of the President, compares to the costs of addressing real problems facing all Americans. Also, check out Alvaro's new Washington Monthly article on labor union victories over AI: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/20/ai-companies-organized-labor-actors-fight-back/ [https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/20/ai-companies-organized-labor-actors-fight-back/]

Big Rigs & Footlongs: Conversation with a Truck Driver Subway Shop Owner

Billy Randal spent decades hauling freight on the open road. Now he runs Truckers Movement for Justice. Keith Miller turned a Silicon Valley gig into a chain of Subway franchises. Now he advocates for the rights of franchisees. The two share their stories and their struggles with Alvaro & Max. Images courtesy of Josselin Berger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130459164@N08/16486845153 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/130459164@N08/16486845153]) and Time_Anchor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/58990192@N03/5995717376 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/58990192@N03/5995717376]) under Creative Commons licenses.

What do an Iowa Farmer and a NYC Rideshare Driver Have in Common? LIVE! 4.24.26

Aaron Lehman is a fifth-generation family farmer in Iowa. Amadou is an immigrant rideshare driver in New York City. It might seem that Aaron and Amadou have nothing in common. In reality, both of their livelihoods are shaped by corporate power. Join Alvaro and Max as they find common ground with Aaron and Amadou in the ongoing fight for a fair economy. Images courtesy of Christian Collins (https://www.flickr.com/photos/17094005@N00/33368477815 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/17094005@N00/33368477815]) and www.quotecatalog.com [http://www.quotecatalog.com] under a Creative Commons license.