Alix Dunn

Hey everybody, this is Alix Dunn.

Welcome back to Computer Says Maybe, where I talk to the people pushing back on tech power and fighting for something better.

The US midterms are just over a week away and the AI industry is pouring money into campaigns of all stripes.

[upbeat music] Hey, everyone.

I'm Alix Dunn, and welcome back to Computer Says Maybe, where I talk to the people pushing back on tech power and fighting for something better.

You've probably heard of Flock by now.

It's the company behind the license plate reader cameras that track where you drive, collecting data about your movements that can then be shared with a huge range of people and organizations.

[upbeat music] Hey there, I'm Alix Dunn, and welcome back to Computer Says Maybe, where I talk to the people pushing back on tech power and fighting for something better.

It's October, and with the US midterms getting closer week over week, this month we're looking at politics and the role that AI is playing in this election season through one question, who gets to shape the future? Last week, Carissa Velez, author of Prophecy, showed us how predictions from powerful people often aren't forecasts, they're a way of steering the future toward the outcome they want.

When AI companies insist that their technology's inevitable, that narrows what the rest of us, from citizens to politicians, believe is possible.