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Faulty Utopia
Welcome to Faulty Utopia — an uncompromising look at the ethics of cutting-edge technology and the lines we're crossing too fast. We question the hidden human cost of tomorrow's breakthroughs. From grief bots to genetic alteration, we ask: Are we building a utopia, or just engineering a more expensive way to suffer? Join us as we explore our accelerating technological landscape and ask whether we can survive the future we're building. New episodes drop weekly. Hit follow so you never miss an…
Episodes
Faulty UtopiaThe Private AI Cameras Secretly Tracking Your Car
Over 120,000 automated license plate readers (ALPR) operated by private companies like Flock Safety, alongside acoustic gunshot sensors from SoundThinking…
Faulty UtopiaHow the Ultra-Rich Plan to Outlive Us
Silicon Valley billionaires and venture-backed longevity labs are pouring billions of dollars into cellular reprogramming, young-blood plasma therapies, and…
Faulty UtopiaHow AI Data Centers Are Draining America’s Power Grid
Every time you send an AI prompt or stream from "thecloud," massive industrial server farms consume millions of gallons of fresh cooling water and megawatts of…
Faulty UtopiaHow the Rich Are Buying Genetically Upgraded Babies
Breakthroughs in CRISPR and human germline editing aremoving genetic engineering from curing rare diseases to rewriting the inheritedDNA of future generations…
Faulty UtopiaThe Dark Business of Bringing the Dead Back With AI
Tech startups are now using artificial intelligence to turnthe texts, voice memos, and digital footprints of deceased loved ones intointeractive "AI…
Faulty UtopiaAre We Engineering a Nightmare? | Faulty Utopia (Official Trailer)
Are we actually building a utopia, or just engineering a more expensive way to suffer? Welcome to Faulty Utopia — an uncompromising look at the accelerating…