Is the A.I. Backlash Coming? feat. Nilay Patel

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Everyone would probably hate A.I. less if we could just see some upside to it. But despite all the investment—into the companies, into infrastructure like data centers, so much into marketing—it’s widely known: not only does artificial intelligence suck, it’s also ruining our lives.

Guest: Nilay Patel, co-founder and editor in chief of The Verge.

Video production by Evan Campbell