When, How and Why to Abandon the Internet
On Oct. 6, the Privacy Center at Georgetown Law hosted Life After Data: The Conference on De-datafication, which asked participants to imagine a future in which digital data is no longer the currency that mediates our social, economic and political lives — and how we might get there.
One provocat...
She was a ChatGPT skeptic. Then her parents died.
In 2024, Bridget Todd was facing down the hardest chapter of her life. Her father was rushed to the ICU after having a stroke. Then, a few days later, Bridget's mom died without warning.
Suddenly, Bridget found herself grieving, and trying to navigate the labyrinthian American healthcare system...
Introducing...BEEF
Join me for a special featured episode of BEEF, a scripted podcast narrated by award-winning host Bridget Todd. This episode tells the story of explorers Sir Richard Burton and Captain John Hanning Speke as they face unimaginable dangers, and their own divisiveness, while searching for the source...
From Deepfakes to Dating Bots: The Illusion of AI Intimacy
Can AI ever replace genuine human connection, or is Big Tech simply monetizing our collective loneliness? This week on Hearsay, hosts Hannah, Gaylynn, and Uma unpack how Large Language Models (LLMs) from planning our trips and offering casual life hacks into our deepest attachment systems, from g...
