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The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin Visit website › Technology · EN · 172 episodes · latest 2026-11-12

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Join co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin every other Thursday to understand how new technologies are shaping the way we live, work, and think. Your Undivided Attention is produced by our Senior Producer Julia Scott and our Executive Producer Josh Lash. We are a member of the TED Audio Collective.

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Ben Buchanan Wants the U.S. to Win on AI. But Is It a Race or a Trap?

2026-11-12 · 1 hr 3 min · Episode 145

Former White House AI director Ben Buchanan joins the show to talk about the argument in his new book that, in order to avoid worst-case scenarios, it's essential that open societies like the US win the AI race against…
Why Silicon Valley Wants to Leave Humanity Behind

2026-10-29 · 1 hr 1 min · Episode 144

Twenty years ago, transhumanism was a Silicon Valley fringe belief. Today, it shapes the people who build and govern AI. Alex Thomas, author of “The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism,” helps us recognize this…
A New Way to Measure AI Safety for Kids

2026-10-22 · 35 min

Imran Khan sits down with Mathilde Collin, founder of Kora, the world’s leading benchmark for how AI models interact with children, about how and why she built this tool and what she learned in the process. At a time…
An Historic AI Summit in Iceland, and a Conversation with its President

2026-10-16 · 45 min · Episode 143

In 1986, Reagan and Gorbachev met in Reykjavik for an informal conversation that made nuclear coordination imaginable. 40 years later, world leaders gathered in the same room to discuss how we can do the same for AI.…
The Most Hopeful (And Concerning) Moment Yet in AI

2026-09-17 · 21 min · Episode 142

It’s been a whirlwind week in AI news. In this episode, Tristan shares how he’s feeling in this critical moment, breaks down the headlines from an insider's perspective, and points to tangible steps we can take right…
Flock is Just the Beginning: Inside the Era of AI-Powered Policing

2026-09-10 · 59 min · Episode 141

Right now, across all levels of government, from small-town sheriffs to massive federal agencies, police are adopting AI technology at a staggering rate – and they're using it to build out an efficient, centralized…
We Measure What AI Can Do. We Should Measure What It Does to Us.

2026-08-27 · 47 min · Episode 140

With AI, what gets measured gets optimized. Right now, that's AI capability, not human wellbeing. In this episode, Aza Raskin talks with researchers Imran Khan & Jared Moore about Humane Evals: CHT's push to measure…
Enough Debate about the AI Jobpocalypse. We Need To Plan for the Messy Middle. E

2026-08-13 · 58 min · Episode 139

It feels like we're stuck in an endless debate about what AI will mean for jobs and the economy. Caught in the middle of this debate are actual workers trying to figure out what this means for their livelihoods. Rather…
Can AI Be Built in Service of Life? A Conversation with Krista Tippett

2026-07-16 · 54 min

This week, we're bringing you a conversation that Tristan had with Krista Tippett, the Peabody Award-winning host of the On Being podcast. In it, they explore critical questions: what does it mean to build AI in service…
“Magnifica Humanitas:” Pope Leo’s Clarion Call on AI

2026-07-02 · 31 min · Episode 137

In this episode, Tristan and Aza discuss what it was like for Tristan to be at the Vatican ahead of the Pope’s encyclical on AI, why this is such a critical step toward a pro-human future, and how we can build on the…

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Owner: Center for Humane Technology
Oldest episode in feed: 04/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 44 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: the social dilemma netflix, technology, center for humane technology, tristan harris, aza raskin, attention economy, ethical technology, cht

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