{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today!","title":"AI: The New Scarlet Letter","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/abd39ad4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4656,"description":"A week ago, hating AI was a niche opinion. Now it’s the mood of the room — booed commencement speakers, data-center protests, even the Pope. Chris and Des name the new stigma, break down the four reasons the backlash blew up, and draw the Cold War parallels — all while admitting they both use AI and feel conflicted about it. Honest, funny, and a little dystopian. Is AI the new Scarlet Letter?====================Subscribe, watch and listen to I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Podcast====================🖥️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeHerePod📱 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-not-even-supposed-to-be-here-today/id1867373928🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bypMpSmcoIjt4bHk0nvzz?si=18eab826d1394fd9====================Sponsored by Bearing 287 https://www.bearing287.com/https://substack.com/@chrisabevolo ====================#BeHerePod #NotEvenSupposedToBeHere #CulturalCommentaryTimestamps:0:00 — Cold open2:30 — Hot take: does an audiobook count as reading?7:30 — The “Scarlet AI” and why the backlash exploded17:30 — Reason 1: Job displacement37:00 — Reason 2: The environment42:30 — Reason 3: Data centers (and Kevin O’Leary’s Utah problem)46:00 — Reason 4: The men leading AI56:00 — Where does this go? Nuclear, the Cold War, and unions1:09:00 — The capitalist endgame1:15:30 — Wrap: “Womp Womp”Resources: Kevin O’Leary goes after Utah protesters: https://x.com/kevinolearytv/status/2051667709574733826?s=20 ; https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/box-elder-county/utah-data-center-investor-kevin-oleary-accuses-opposition-groups-of-being-funded-by-china Two women fight back against O’Leary: https://substack.com/@rawstory/note/c-259135278 Critical Thinking In the Age of AI: https://criticalthinkingintheageofai.com/ ; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/id1865503703 Marc Andreessen on Joe Rogan Clip:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YeDDZMOyrplk7z3MT1tJSpX66SB5fG_L756PcRBIGlc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmI5/ZjgwZWVkOWIzZTU5/ZjY4ZmY0ZTNkNGY4/ZThmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}