Cory Doctorow on Ensh*tification, The AI Bubble, Reverse Centaurs, and The Post-American Internet скачать в хорошем качестве

Cory Doctorow on Ensh*tification, The AI Bubble, Reverse Centaurs, and The Post-American Internet

In this episode, I sit down with science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow to unpack his viral concept of Ensh*tification, the three-act tragedy of platform decay: 1. be good to users 2. lock them in 3. extract value from users to feed advertisers and shareholders We also dive into: The AI bubble: Cory’s case that parts of the sector are propped up by aggressive accounting and incentives, not durable value. The “Reverse Centaur”: How workers (from Amazon drivers to radiologists) are being reorganized to serve machine workflows, rather than machines serving humans. Software engineering vs. “vibe coding”: Why autocomplete isn’t engineering, and why AI can’t replace process knowledge and domain context. The Post-American Internet: What happens when the U.S. weaponizes platforms, and the rest of the world builds alternatives. About Cory Doctorow: Cory is a multi-time international bestselling author, special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and creator of the blog/newsletter Pluralistic. If you got value from this conversation, hit Follow and share it with one person who cares about the future of tech. Key moments: 01:33 – What is "Enshitification"? 04:33 – The death of competition and regulation 07:57 – Interoperability and "Felony Contempt of Business Model" 15:00 – The AI Bubble and "Accounting Fraud" 20:14 – Why bosses love AI (The "Fisher-Price Steering Wheel") 30:04 – What is a "Reverse Centaur"? 41:08 – Cory’s writing process (The "MemEx Method") 45:27 – The Post-American Internet