The Armchair Sociologist

07 Social Media - The Robots are Racist Now (Part 3 of 3)

In the thrilling conclusion of our Social Media series, we talk censorship, discrimination, and the father of American sociology, W.E.B. DuBois. Through the power of algorithms, we can finally automate racism. There will be no episode next week, as I am still working on it. The first two series of episodes were completed as my capstone project at the University of Alabama Birmingham, along with my partner, Rayne, who you’ve heard on all the episodes so far. Due to time constraints, she is unavailable going forward, so I’m working solo on the next episodes! It takes a bit longer to deliver content at this level of research and polish, so I hope it will be worth the wait. Follow our socials and mailing list at -  https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co CONTACT - thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com Outtro voiceover by Zoe D. Lee. "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Social Media - The Misinformation Machine (Part 2 of 3)

Can misinformation kill you? Yes. And it has! We discuss moderation, censorship, free speech and how badly Elon Musk destroyed Twitter. Katie becomes a sociologist and has an existential crisis. Part two of three. TRANSCRIPT [https://www.tumblr.com/thearmchairsociologist/794861342435819520/episode-6-social-media-the-misinformation?source=share] ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY [https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YD9-dtJq-bhO97swwLTDe6GLrbCc2iclKnrL06wxlI/edit?usp=drive_link] by Rayne Schroeder Follow our socials and mailing list at -  https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co CONTACT - thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Social Media - Oops! All Ads (Part 1 of 3)

This week, Rayne takes us on an enchanted journey through the world of social media. It's mostly ads now! We'll talk advertising, algorithms, power structures and more. Sit back, close your social media feeds, and stop doom scrolling. Doom listen with us, instead! Part one of three. TRANSCRIPT [https://www.tumblr.com/thearmchairsociologist/794227079951548416/episode-5-social-media-oops-all-ads?source=share] ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY [https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YD9-dtJq-bhO97swwLTDe6GLrbCc2iclKnrL06wxlI/edit?usp=drive_link] by Rayne Schroeder Follow our socials and mailing list at -  https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co CONTACT - thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Artificial Intelligence - Daisy Bell is Hallucinating (Part 3 of 3)

Hey, wait. It's starting to seem like you guys have an anti-AI bias. What do you MEAN you expect to be paid for your services? You don't want your voice being cloned for scams? Hold on. Asking ChatGPT a question takes ten times as much energy as a normal internet search? Well, good thing Google Gemini is forced into every search now- oh no. I'm starting to see the problem. Part three of three. We will be off next week to observe the Labor Day holiday! TRANSCRIPT [https://www.tumblr.com/thearmchairsociologist/792958710178889728/episode-4-artificial-intelligence-daisy-bell-is] ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Rov2V6-C0XFG4Gfimux4Q5pSFLHcLWi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115793224088281340092&rtpof=true&sd=true] Follow our socials and mailing list at -  https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co CONTACT - thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin Outtro voiceover by Zoe D. Lee Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Artificial Intelligence - Are Big Tech the Baddies? (Part 2 of 3)

So what's so bad about generative AI? What are some of the real world implications of this technology? Who does it harm? How does it harm them? Will Zoe and Diana become lawyers? Probably not, but my mom would be really happy if I did. Part two of three TRANSCRIPT [https://www.tumblr.com/thearmchairsociologist/792324435769196544/episode-3-artificial-intelligence-are-big-tech] ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Rov2V6-C0XFG4Gfimux4Q5pSFLHcLWi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115793224088281340092&rtpof=true&sd=true] Follow our socials and mailing list at -  https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co CONTACT - thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].