The Internet is Crack

This week on "The Internet is Crack," we talk with renowned actor/director Andy Lauer about raising kids in a screen-saturated world and the collapse of job security for actors in the age of internet streaming.

This week, we speak with Dr. Ryan Jenkins about the ethics of using AI in warfare and autonomous vehicles. How do we build these systems without losing what makes us human?

Dr. Williams is a roboticist trying to build robots that act with ethics, empathy, and imagination. He asks how robots can serve everyone, not just tech billionaires.

Cory Doctorow explains how tech giants seize control of the web and lock the rest of us out. He tells us what it will take to break their grip and reclaim the internet for everyone.

Bitcoin: brilliant innovation or pure speculative smoke? NYU’s David Yermack breaks down the blockchain hype, the real economics, and whether the bubble is finally ready to burst.

We talk with Dr. Motahhare Eslami about the invisible algorithms that shape our online lives and how to manage their influence. This episode breaks down how these systems drive addiction, control, and what we experience.

Dr. David Gunkel joins us to explore whether AI can truly create on its own and what that answer means for human originality. We discuss how the law is already shifting to recognize machines and why failing to keep up with this technology could have serious consequences.

Adam Rodnitzky shares his journey of building businesses in Silicon Valley, from securing funding to scaling his startup's success. We get the inside scoop from the capital of the internet.

David Rodnitzky offers an insider's look at Silicon Valley's culture, power dynamics, and what shapes success in the tech world.