{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ghost in the Machine","title":"Episode 21: Andrew DeGood and Liz Short on Why Optimism Is Not Enough","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3f7834bb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1657,"description":"AI optimism has to answer to the people living with the consequences. Before leaving to film America Vs AI, Andrew DeGood and Liz Short debate what they expect to hear on the road and what they owe the people they meet.\nAndrew wants the conversation to move from anger toward useful outcomes. Liz pushes back on treating legitimate concerns as pessimism. The disagreement sharpens when the hosts ask whether promised benefits mean anything before people can see them in their own lives.\nIn this host-only episode:\n• Why unscripted conversations matter more than predictions about public opinion.\n• How fear, communication, and trust shape the AI debate.\n• Why optimism needs evidence and skepticism needs room to speak.\nThe trip begins with a question, rather than a verdict: why do people feel the way they do about AI?\nFollow Ghost in the Machine and bring your answer to the conversation.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wuXFxjXsh04Ea3JOYFmb_DK9yGgH1BjakkIGKYNCoCw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OWYw/YTgwMjQ1MmIwN2Zk/N2JlNmE5OWUzZmJk/ZmUyYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}