A radio show where artificial intelligence meets existential dread - and we laugh through the panic.

AI Is Rewriting Reality. Let’s Talk About That.

algorithmic anxiety

is a weekly radio show and podcast that explores the complex, often uncomfortable intersections of artificial intelligence, digital life, and human values.

Each episode tackles a core theme: from data-driven discrimination to machine-generated media, with clarity, skepticism, and a deep concern for what we’re building and who gets left behind.

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hosts Wayne Maceyka and Dave Saraceno tackle the accelerating mess of AI, digital ethics, and algorithmic bias with a mix of investigative depth, cultural critique, and deadpan humor.

From surveillance capitalism and facial recognition to ChatGPT, deepfakes, workplace automation, AI in education, personalized pricing, and even autonomous weapons, they unpack the systems shaping our digital lives—offering both critical insight and comic relief.

New episodes broadcast live every Tuesday 11:00am EST on https://993wbtv.org/live/ with previous episodes available to listen to here:

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Latest Episode

Episode 21: resurrection - it’s not just for religion anymore

What happens when AI stops replacing the living and starts reviving the dead? In our most unsettling episode yet, we dig into the world of algorithmic resurrection—where deepfaked celebrities like Robin Williams perform scenes they never filmed, and biotech companies use CRISPR and machine learning to bring back woolly mammoths and dire wolves. From Generative Adversarial Networks creating synthetic performances to California's new laws making digital legacies licensable property, we explore the technology, ethics, and horror of consent beyond death. Is this preservation or exploitation? Tribute or digital necromancy? Join us as we ask: when the dead can be made to speak, sing, and sell - who's really in control?

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algorithmic anxiety is hosted by dave saraceno & wayne maceyka, two smart-but-snarky gen-xers both curious and concerned about the role of ai, machine learning, and large language models.

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