In this episode, Adam Becker and I talk about our AI overlords and their “philosophical” influences — mostly eugenics-based pseudoscience and bad readings of sci-fi that make tech billionaires feel like they’ve earned their billions by being the smartest people on the planet… while ruining the planet. Recorded Feb 13, 2026. Released Feb 16, 2026.

More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity (2025) https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781541619593 

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172zsskmkss5ll (start at 39:15)

Rolling Stone Q&A: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tech-billionaires-adam-becker-1235381649/

Dreaming Against the Machine

http://dreamingagainstthemachine.com/

Forthcoming: Adam Becker’s new podcast website (bookmark this now for later!)

Mentioned in our conversation:

I Am An AI Hater by Anthony Moser

https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html 

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