Podcast: The Prospect Podcast (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Halloween special: AI and modern monstersPub date: 2025-10-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationZombies, werewolves and...ChatGPT?In this week’s spooky special, Ellen and Alona are joined by historian and “monster consultant” Surekha Davies, who argues that humans have always created monsters to understand the world—and ourselves.In her new book Humans: A Monstrous History, she explores a history of monsters, as well as the weird and horrifying monsters we’ve created in modern day life, including through Silicon Valley’s visions for artificial intelligence. Is technology pushing flesh-and-blood humans to the margins?The three also discuss “monsterification” in political rhetoric as a way to frame the Other, including discourse about asylum seekers.Plus, Ellen and Alona talk celebrity authors: banger or dud?Surekha’s book ‘Humans: A Monstrous History’ is available now. Halloween Werewolf Intro by miksmusic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Prospect Magazine, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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