AI art is everywhere now. According to the music streaming platform Deezer, 18 per cent of the songs being uploaded to the site are AI-generated. Some of this stuff is genuinely cool and original – the kind of work that makes you rethink what art is, or what it could become.
But there are also songs that sound like Drake, cartoons that look like The Simpson ... Show More
Nov 18
Can AI Lead Us to the Good Life?
<p>In Rutger Bregman’s first book, <i>Utopia for Realists</i>, the historian describes a rosy vision of the future – one with 15-hour work weeks, universal basic income and massive wealth redistribution.</p><p>It’s a vision that, in the age of artificial intelligence, now seems i ... Show More
51m 5s
Nov 4
How to Survive the “Broligarchy”
<p>At Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year, the returning president made a striking break from tradition. The seats closest to the president – typically reserved for family – went instead to the most powerful tech CEOs in the world: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos ... Show More
49m 36s
Sep 2022
NBN Classic: Mark Bartholomew, "Adcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing" (Stanford Law Books, 2017)
This episode proved remarkably popular, so we're reposting it as an NBN classic for those who missed it the first time.
Advertising is everywhere. By some estimates, the average American is exposed to over 3,000 advertisements each day. Whether we realize it or not, "adcreep"―mod ... Show More
1h 11m
Apr 2022
Tim Hwang, "Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet" (FSG Originals, 2020)
In Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet (FSG Originals, 2020), Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising--the beating heart of the internet--is at risk of c ... Show More
47m 39s
May 2016
How a jihadi website profited from Google ad platform
How did ads for Citigroup, IBM and Microsoft appear on the website of a designated terrorist? Robert Cookson, the FT's digital media correspondent, tells Ravi Mattu how an Indonesian jihadi website came to profit from ads paid for by big western brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast ... Show More
8m 23s
Apr 2021
Mathew Sweezey, "The Context Marketing Revolution: How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media" (Harvard Business Press, 2020)
Today I talked to Mathew Sweezy about his new book The Context Marketing Revolution: How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020).
Mathew Sweezey is Principal of Marketing Insights for Salesforce. His work has appeared in leading publ ... Show More
32m 59s