Writing the Future: The Inner Workings of Politics, AI, and Identity

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Humanity Forward Productions

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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At the 2024 Hudson Valley Ideas Festival, Carly Reilly interviews novelist Stephen Marche to explore his journey in writing political thrillers like "The Last Election" and "The Next Civil War," reflecting on American politics' inner workings and the profound impact of money on campaigns and the behavior of politicians. He also delves into his collaboration with AI in literature, which raises deep questions about creativity, meaning, and identity. The conversation highlights the challenges and insights gained from integrating AI in writing, emphasizing its technical demands and the evolving nature of storytelling in the digital age. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w6lTjOihJWA Check out "The Last Election": https://www.amazon.com/Last-Election-Andrew-Yang/dp/1636141501 ---- Follow Stephen Marche: https://stephenmarche.com | https://x.com/StephenMarche Follow Carly Reilly: https://x.com/carlypreilly | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-reilly-606ab166/ Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://x.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 Get 20% off your first order at https://ashanderie.com/ code yang ---- Subscribe to Forward: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1508035243 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/25cFfnG3lGuypTerKDxKia To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on the podcast we have another awesome interview from the Hudson Valley Ideas Festival,
0:05.0	this time with novelist, essayist, and my co-author for The Last Election, Stephen Marsh.
0:11.0	Moderated by friend of the podcast, Carly, they discuss the writing process, working
0:16.1	with AI, what the future could look like, and much more. Hope you enjoy it.
0:19.6	The questions that AI poses are actually the most profound spiritual questions.
0:29.0	What is the relationship between language and identity?
0:32.0	What is the relationship between language and identity.
0:32.9	What is the relationship between meaning
0:35.6	and what parts of our meaning are actually meaningful?
0:38.6	Why can you spot AI work?
0:41.0	Because you can't. Welcome to the stage.
0:43.0	Mr. Stephen Marsh.
0:55.0	I really want to talk about the last election.
0:59.0	But there's so much, you're so interesting
1:01.0	because you write about everything and I've now gone deep into a lot of your works in preparation for this
1:08.5	So I think we should talk about the last election and your writing process there. I think this talk is formally billed about on the writing process.
1:14.8	Oh, okay.
1:15.5	But I also want to talk about what you learned about American politics.
1:19.2	Sure.
1:20.2	You wrote the next civil war, which was very much about fear
1:23.2	it was non-fiction but about what you're seeing play out in America in particular
1:27.6	but also with the last election you learned about electoral politics and
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