Tristan Harris
American computer scientist and businessman
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Videos Mentioning Tristan Harris
Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #027 - On Avoiding Apocalypses
Eric Weinstein
Founder of Time Well Spent / Center for Humane Technology referenced with respect to attention weaponization.
A Postmortem on My Response to Covid (Episode #335)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as the person who introduced Renee Diresta to Sam Harris via Eric Weinstein.
Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #291
Lex Fridman
A former Google design ethicist, mentioned for pointing out how digital technology is being used by China to create a stable authoritarian nation.
Johann Hari: Everything You Think You Know About Meaning & Happiness Is Wrong | E82
The Diary Of A CEO
A former Google engineer who became an important critic of social media business models, highlighting how algorithms are designed to keep users scrolling by feeding them anger-inducing content.
How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari | E114
The Diary Of A CEO
Dissident former Google engineer who worked on Gmail and became a critic of how technology is designed to hijack attention, noting the 11 billion daily distractions caused by Google.
Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape
Sam Harris
Former Google design ethicist and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, who discusses the problems with social media and its algorithms.
Sam Zell — Strategies for Investing and Dealmaking | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned as a guest on another podcast episode discussing data collection and manipulation.
Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction | Lex Fridman Podcast #191
Lex Fridman
Technologist known for his critiques of information technology and its potential negative exponential effects on society.
Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned as a subject of a previous podcast episode, relating to data manipulation and the surveillance economy.
Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, former design ethicist at Google, and a world-renowned expert on how technology steers human decisions, named one of Rolling Stone's '25 people shaping the world'.
Wealth & Happiness: A Conversation with Scott Galloway (Episode #189)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as someone who has done amazing work showing how tech companies leverage addiction and control the digital space.
The DEEP VZN Scandal: How Good Intentions Nearly Ended the World
Sam Harris
A former Google design ethicist and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, who helped organize a brainstorm session about existential risks.
Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Lex Fridman
Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, cited as an expert on how social media algorithms amplify extreme and divisive content.
How Exactly Does ChatGPT Work? (And How Worried Should We Be?)
Cal Newport
A co-author of the New York Times op-ed expressing concerns about the existential risks of AI development.
Ep. 244: Cal Newport’s Thoughts on ChatGPT
Cal Newport
Co-author of a New York Times op-ed warning about the potential existential threats of AI and calling for a pause in its development.
Katie Couric Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned by Katie Couric in the context of the attention economy and technology's manipulative aspects.