About this episode
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss the ELIZA chatbot created by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s and how it led him to develop a critical perspective on AI and computing that deserves more attention during this wave of AI hype. Ben Tarnoff writes about technology and politics. He is a founding editor of Logic, and author of Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future . You can follow Ben on Twitter at @bentarnoff . Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast ( @techwontsaveus ) and host Paris Marx ( @parismarx ) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon . The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network . Also mentioned in this episode: Ben wrote a long article about Weizenbaum and what we can learn from his work for The Guardian . Paris wrote a skeptical perspective on AI hype and the promises of ChatGPT in Disconnect. Zachary Loeb has also written about Weizenbaum’s work and perspective on AI and computing. Support the show