{"podcast":{"title":"Uncanny Valley | WIRED","slug":"uncanny-valley-wired-827527","podcast_index_feed_id":827527,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CNE6423132305","website_url":"https://www.wired.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6828dcf0-73c7-11f1-8e44-4334db49fd73/image/2969f8841f8d21a4d8f7e1f7c49dedb6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"WIRED","episode_count":455,"summary":"Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s writers and editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, The Big Interview with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond in conversation with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens. On Thursdays, WIRED writers and editors Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger add you to the Slack group thread to let you into what they’re hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and D.C, read you into what trends you should be watching for and how WIRED is thinking about it all.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T00:19:12.139072+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-valley-wired-827527"},"episode":{"title":"ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans; Palantir Employees’ Ethical Concerns; AI Assistants","slug":"ice-s-secret-expansion-plans-palantir-employees-ethical-concerns-ai-assistants","published_at":"2026-02-12T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-valley-wired-827527/ice-s-secret-expansion-plans-palantir-employees-ethical-concerns-ai-assistants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-valley-wired-827527","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_5901_8713c18b-2523-41df-bd94-46ddbc0fe973&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F5901%2Fgadget-lab","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/e44d6f/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/dovetail.prxu.org/5901/8713c18b-2523-41df-bd94-46ddbc0fe973/Uncanny_Valley_S2E4_Mix2_021126.mp3","summary":"This week, Brian, Leah, and Zoë discuss WIRED’s big scoop on ICE’s startling plans to expand to nearly every state in the US. Then, they unpack Alex Karp’s nearly-hour-long non-response to Palantir employees with ethical concerns about collaborating with ICE. Plus, a WIRED writer lets the viral AI assistant OpenClaw run his life for a week to give listeners a peek into what AI agents can and can’t actually do. Articles mentioned in this episode: The Shoes and Brooms Transforming Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics I Loved My OpenClaw AI Agent—Until It Turned on Me Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark James Holzhauer's Jeopardy! Greatness, in Charts Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"This week, Brian, Leah, and Zoë discuss WIRED’s big scoop on ICE’s startling plans to expand to nearly every state in the US. Then, they unpack Alex Karp’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2244,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uncanny-valley-wired-827527/episodes/ice-s-secret-expansion-plans-palantir-employees-ethical-concerns-ai-assistants/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-valley-wired-827527/ice-s-secret-expansion-plans-palantir-employees-ethical-concerns-ai-assistants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}