Science fiction for a dystopian present | Cory Doctorow full interview
Watch Cory Doctorow discuss AI, crypto bros and the regulatory power of the state.
Did the Luddites have something right?
Prolific science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow discusses his high-tech heist novel 'Red Team Blues,' a book that educates as much as it enthrals, that has been described as 'Panama Papers fanfic'. In this interview, Doctorow pulls apart the façade of cryptocurrency culture, excoriates the abilities of our supposed tech overlords, and offers a piercing insight into our ever-increasing entanglement with technology.
#scifi #ai #bigtech
Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a prolific science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently The Lost Cause, a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His most recent nonfiction book is The Internet Con: How to Seize The Means of Computation, a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include Red Team Blues, a science fiction crime thriller.
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00:00 Intro
00:45 How do you make advanced technological
concepts accessible to readers?
06:20 How do you create a character like Marty Hench?
10:17 How much is exploitative business practice down to ineffective anti-trust regulation?
16:05 How do you raise awareness of important issues
without being didactic?
18:44 Why has cryptocurrency lost its appeal?
19:53 Is AI the next big threat?
24:28 Is society becoming underwritten by machine intelligence?
28:42 Are we losing trust in markets?
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What I love most about Cory Doctorow’s novels is the way his characters embody our greatest ideals and model practical strategies for how to make the world a better place. He’s truly brilliant and we’re fortunate to have him on our side.
I would pay money just to listen to this man speak. I haven't heard such a vocabulary for way too long. It's refreshing.
@QueerdoLoc
3 ай бұрын
He has many books published you could benefit from probably more than any other book on navigating the surveillance matrix
@vivalaleta
3 ай бұрын
@@QueerdoLocThanks for the advice.
@user-tx9so7om5t
3 ай бұрын
I like his chemistry analogies when describing blogging
@pigpancakesrabbitcow-oj7us
2 ай бұрын
@@QueerdoLocplease elaborate
@jonnyhead
Ай бұрын
A science fiction writer now trying to fix the science future 👌🏼 listen to this guy.
Never a dull word. Always stimulating and inspiring. CD is a big hearted human. Thanks for the interview.
This guy is a very well-spoken person. What he's saying is significantly very true. You can read his eyes when being interviewed how intelligent he is and the answers he gives. Great informal individual we need more people like him 👏 👍
Corey doctorow is always erudite but the interviewer here deserves some commendation. They are really quite neutral, enabling and intelligent.
this always cracks me up.
We've succeeded in maximizing profit through technology for the overall benefit of a select few while intentionally undermining the crafting of virtue as effort to maximize wisdom throughout humanity for the collective good.
I haven't laughed so hard in awhile. This guy is whip smart and I want to read anything he writes. I'm almost certain he's wearing a sweatshirt that throws off CCTV. 👊
"Did the Luddites have something right?" Yes. Yes we did.
I for one welcome our AI overlords to come. I hope humans lose control of it
Interviewer sound like Rey from Star wars
Modern dystopia is everywhere. Fertility rates dropping year over year. Hypergomy and 80% of men not even seen by females. 1 in 3 females have STDs and 1 in 4 females infertile or would have complications. The rise of A.I. companions and robotic dolls. A.I. that can kill. DNA manipulation with viral vectors. 2/3of males single. A.I. taking large chunks of easy jobs. The lack of any social contracts with some people and groups. A.I. hacking, and psychological analysis, and vector analysis. Also things like fiat money, algorithmic trading, social engineering of media, deep fakes. Entitlement culture, and the repressed undertow in society or the left behind. So many things seem broken in society everyone can see the cracks. Monopolies, bad laws, double standards, ect.. Is it true there is no such thing as a good billionaires?