Big Tech Using Your Children
Summary
Ralph Nader hosts Baroness Beeban Kidron, who discusses her book "Users" on big tech’s harmful impact on children, and biotech whistleblower Becky McLean, who details safety failures at Pfizer labs. The episode covers digital addiction, corporate negligence, and the need for stricter regulations. A brief segment also notes Kellogg’s removal of artificial colors from cereals.
Topics discussed
Introduction and episode overview
Baroness Kidron on Big Tech's assault on children
Case study: Teenager's suicide linked to AI chatbot
The arms race for children's attention and data
Opportunity cost: Loss of childhood development
Breaking up families and corporate addiction
Fine print contracts and tech exceptionalism
Children's outrage at exploitative terms
Need for duty of care and regulation
Regulating AI domain by domain
Individual agency and political action
Biotech risks and the Chernobyl analogy
Conclusion of interview with Baroness Kidron
Corporate Crime Minute: Kellogg removes artificial colors
Becky McLean: Biotech whistleblower introduction
Sloppy safety conditions at Pfizer labs
Lack of trust in science and government
OSHA capture and worker safety failures
Show credits and wrap-up
Bonus: Lobbying and the race for AGI
Institutional insanity and tobacco analogy
AI, torts, and intellectual property theft
Primary election results: Wisconsin and Minnesota
Primary losses: Larson, Savant, and money politics
Third-party ballot access lawsuits in PA and NE
LA politics, Amazon subcontracting, and Lebanon
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