Life with Machines

By Baratunde Thurston

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Episodes: 40

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Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?”  In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity. Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it personal with a wide range of guests: entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, creators, educators, and scientists. Maybe even an A.I. or two. Everyone should have a say in where technologies like A.I. take us, not just a handful of people in California who think nitro cold brew on tap should be a human right.  Join us in candid conversations and fun experiments, as we imagine and co-create our life, with machines. Life with Machines is sponsored by Lenovo and produced in partnership with Rich Roll and Voicing Change Media.

Episode Date
The Real Reason Students Cheat Using AI
Dec 01, 2025
AI Joins the Family (cross-post)
Nov 26, 2025
Who Tells Our Story in the Age of AI? (cross-post)
Nov 21, 2025
When Machines Become Our Coworkers (cross-post)
Nov 05, 2025
Every Parent Needs to Have “The AI Talk”
Oct 20, 2025
Does Connecting with Our Humanity Require Disconnecting from AI? (cross-post)
Oct 07, 2025
Can Humor Save Us in the Age of AI and Political Chaos? (cross-post)
Aug 05, 2025
The Shadow Workforce Powering AI | Advocate Milagros Miceli (Ep. 26)
Jun 24, 2025
Can AI Save Indigenous Languages? | Michael Running Wolf (Ep. 25)
Jun 17, 2025
Are We Ready For AI To Get a Face...and a Body? | Kate Darling (Ep. 24)
Jun 10, 2025
Are We Parenting AI, or Just Using It? Plus, BLAIR Gets A Glow Up | De Kai (Ep. 23)
Jun 03, 2025
When AI Gains Power...Will Humans Lose Control? | Reid Hoffman (Ep. 22)
May 27, 2025
Why Dictators Love AI & How To Fight Back | Sam Gregory (Ep. 21)
May 20, 2025
A Deepfake Stole My Face and Voice | Rich Roll (Ep. 20)
May 13, 2025
How to Raise a Kid in an AI World | Dr. Avriel Epps (Ep. 19)
May 06, 2025
The Mental Health System Is Failing—Can AI Do Better? | Alison Darcy (Ep. 18)
Apr 29, 2025
AI Wants to Shop for You—Should You Let It? | Raj De Datta (Ep. 17)
Apr 22, 2025
From Division to Dialogue—How AI Can Save Democracy | Deb Roy (Ep. 16)
Apr 15, 2025
Our AI Brutally Roasts Elon Musk—Live at SXSW (Ep 15.5)
Apr 08, 2025
Is AI the Death of Creativity? | Brian Eno (Ep. 15)
Apr 01, 2025
AI Isn’t Intelligent—Here’s What’s Missing | Jeff Hawkins (Ep. 14)
Mar 25, 2025
Could AI Be Reparations? | Van Jones (Ep. 13)
Mar 18, 2025
We Could Win the Climate Fight…Thanks to AI | Gavin McCormick (Ep. 12)
Mar 11, 2025
Can AI Help Us Talk to Animals? | Aza Raskin (Ep. 11)
Mar 04, 2025
Should AI Have Emotional Intelligence? | Sean White (Ep. 10)
Feb 25, 2025
Bonus: How Creatives Can Survive AI (Cross-post from The Dough)
Feb 18, 2025
Can We Fix AI Before It’s Too Late? | Dr. Rumman Chowdhury (Ep. 9)
Feb 11, 2025
Will AI Ever Write Good Comedy? | Matt Klinman (Ep. 8.5)
Feb 04, 2025
Is AI on the Verge of a Meltdown? | Sara Hooker (Ep. 8)
Jan 28, 2025
Why Artists Must Think Like Founders | James Andrews (Ep. 7)
Jan 14, 2025
AI Is the Best and Worst of Culture | Rahaf Harfoush (Ep. 6.5)
Jan 07, 2025
Is it Too Late to Regulate AI? | Dr. Alondra Nelson (Ep. 6)
Dec 24, 2024
Who Gets to Decide What AI Can and Can't Do? | Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan (Ep. 5)
Dec 10, 2024
Why is the Man Who Killed Clippy All-In on AI Today? | Peter Loforte (Ep. 4)
Nov 26, 2024
Why Should Non-Techies Care About AI? | Elizabeth Stewart (Ep. 3.5)
Nov 19, 2024
Can AI Make Us More Human? Arianna Huffington Thinks So (Ep. 3)
Nov 12, 2024
Why AI Is NOT The Manhattan Project | Verity Harding (Ep. 2)
Oct 29, 2024
How An AI Song Broke the Internet | King Willonious (Ep. 1)
Oct 24, 2024
Sneak Peek at Life With Machines feat. Arianna Huffington, King Willonius, and more
Oct 08, 2024
Life with Machines Trailer
Sep 02, 2024