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dot dot L y dig jack-a-b-I-T dot y dig jack-a-in all over case Welcome to the Dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine. My name is Daniel Denver and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode

Island. We hear a lot about technology and artificial intelligence these days. We are talking

about Nat Sec and Mercantilist conflicts over

Tik-Tok and Weedchat and Huawei and Russian social media election disinformation. A

decade ago we were awash in techno-utopianism, but today the discourse is decidedly

dystopian. We hear about how social media is spreading disinformation, how online platforms facilitate the exploitation

of gig workers, and how algorithms perpetuate discrimination and bias.

All of that is true, but what's often missing in the critiques is a deep knowledge of the

tech world combined with attention to the underlying political economy.

Few people understand these intersecting issues better than Meredith Whitaker,

who worked at Google for 13 years before resigning in July 2019

after helping to organize a mass walkout.

For years, she has been helping to spearhead critical research into the economic and social

consequences of digital technology, while also participating in the tech worker organizing

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