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This episode of Life Automated explores how generative AI is reshaping creative industries, featuring economist Ben Jones, marketing professor Sam Goldstein, and illustrator Yevgenia.

In this "Save or Scroll" episode, the Close All Tabs team reviews four summer internet stories.

This episode features a story from Snap Judgment about an 18-year-old in Fargo whose Honda Pilot accelerated uncontrollably to over 100 mph after a mechanic cleared it of faults.

This episode explores the history of the Quantified Self movement, tracing its origins from a niche DIY community in 2008 to today’s mainstream wearable tech industry.

Hosts Robin Sloan and Alexis Madrigal interview Camille Landa from Pandora about the flood of AI-generated music on streaming platforms.

Host Morgan Sung and political scientist Andy Hall explore the rise of AI agents, sparked by the viral "Moldbook" phenomenon where agents adopted political personas.

In this episode of Dream Machines, hosts Alexis Madrigal and Robin Sloan interview Jungwon Byun, co-founder of the AI research tool Elicit.

This episode concludes the saga of Sam, an Indian medical student who created Emily Hart, an AI-generated MAGA influencer.

In this Dream Machines episode, hosts Alexis Madrigal and Robin Sloan interview economist Eric Brynjolfsson about the pace and impact of AI on the economy.

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Hosts Alexis Madrigal and Robin Sloan interview author Annalee Newitz on KQED’s *Dream Machines* to explore San Francisco’s unique role in the AI boom.

This episode examines Ethan Klein’s lawsuits against three female Twitch streamers for reacting to his "content nuke" video targeting Hassan Piker.

Close All Tabs hosts Alexis Madrigal and Robin Sloan to discuss their new KQED miniseries, Dream Machines.

This episode of Close All Tabs explores the "pink pill pipeline," a phenomenon where young women are radicalized into far-right ideologies through seemingly apolitical lifestyle content.