Pod — Interview with Anita Chan
The author of “Predatory Data” joins us to discuss the current moment
Earlier this year, Anita Say Chan’s book, Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future, was published by the University of California Press. This led to a review here, and we became immediate fans of her insights and research trajectory. We also conducted an email interview with Chan back in June, before we were any good at podcasting. That interview is absolutely riveting, with dozens of insights that will give you pause.
Today, we present our podcast interview with Chan, where we discuss:
- the path from Big Data to eugenics to the surveillance economy
- the role academia has played in enabling much of this
- our lurch toward tech-led authoritarianism
- our confusion of metrics with merit
- Big Tech’s monoculture and paranoia
It’s a great interview, and we’re deeply grateful to Anita for her time.
Dr. Chan’s Most Recent Books
Barnes & Noble
Tierra Común
Show Notes
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