#1824 The Next Gilded Age: AI Doomsday and the Insatiable Business Model https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1824
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy | Sep 26 2026 | 03:51:43
Air Date: 9/26/2026
Today we explore the layers of chaos surrounding the AI industry, including the idealistic nerds-turned-nazis, the grift, bubble, and doom-marketing business model, and what people are doing to fight back.
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TOP TAKES
KP 1: Do Silicon Valley Billionaires Want to End Democracy? - Political Breakdown - Air Date 8-14-26
KP 3: OpenAI's Math Battle - Elena OnOffline - Air Date 9-9-26
KP 4: Muskism Is the New Fordism with Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian - Tech Won't Save Us - Air Date 5-7-26
KP 5: Monologue: Jacob Coxon and the AI Safety Grift - Better Offline - Air Date 9-10-26
KP 6: The Real AI Jobs Apocalypse - Blood in the Machine - Air Date 9-4-26
KP 7: AI Has Ruined the Internet - Adam Conover - Air Date 8-31-26
KP 8: You Don't Hate AI Enough. - Nash Keune - Air Date 9-20-26
(01:00:11) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
AI Turned "Just a Little Bit More" Into a Business Model
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DEEPER DIVES
(01:12:47) SECTION A: THE NERD REICH - WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY BELIEVE
A2: Valerie Veatch: Ghost in the Machine — AI as Eugenics - Pivot to AI - Air Date 9-11-26
A3: The 'End Times Fascists' of AI - Blood in the Machine - Air Date 9-13-26
A4: Silicon Valley's Dark Future Is Almost Here - Michael Burns - Air Date 9-2-26
(01:58:16) SECTION B: WHAT AI IS ACTUALLY DOING TO US
B1: The Al Question No One Wants to Ask Part 1 - Struthless - Air Date 6-9-26
B3: The Al Question No One Wants to Ask Part 2 - Struthless - Air Date 6-9-26
B4: Never Learn Again! AI Will Do It For You - Harland Spinks - Air Date 8-31-26
B5: Cybersecurity Has An AI Doomer Problem. - Marcus Hutchins - Air Date 9-15-…