# AI and its discontents, with Decca Muldowney

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Published: 2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This episode is brought to you by Shared Interest . Despite its documented dangers, algorithmic biases and dire environmental consequences, AI is being pushed into every corner of our lives. But who benefits from framing it this way – and at what cost? For our latest issue, co-editor Decca Muldowney takes an in-depth look at the people behind the AI hype machine. Further reading from our issue AI: The People Behind the Machine : AI and its discontents (Decca Muldowney) 'Pennsylvania is perfect' (Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo) The myth of inevitability (Paula Lacey) The kill chain (Chris Cole) The janitors of the internet (Adio-Adet Dinika) Approaching infinity (Rémy Ngamije) Subscribe to New Internationalist magazine to read the full archive of Letter From columns, dating back to 1973. Use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription.

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