{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66226b6a2f4034001161df9b/686fc128ea74e132fb83fe1b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 25: Who Cares for the Workers?","description":"<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.&nbsp;</p><p>This week is one for the labor process nerds! We answer a question about the ethics of using, and working in, so-called \"AI\". And then we consider what it means to help your own home health care worker join a union. (Apologies for the construction noises this week, friends, but such is life in a society.)</p><p>Stuff We Discuss:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dair-institute.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Distributed AI Research Institute</u></a></p><p>Sarah: <a href=\"https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-tech-the-ai-con-book-silicon-valley\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What's Really Artificial About AI is AI Itself (Interview with Alex Hanna and Emily Bender, Authors of The AI Con)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-backlash/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger</a></p><p>Brian Merchant, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9780316487740\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blood in the Machine</a></p><p>Gavin Mueller, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781786636775\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking Things at Work</a></p><p><a href=\"https://code-cwa.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CODE-CWA</a></p><p><a href=\"https://utaw.tech/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">United Tech and Allied Workers</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.notechforapartheid.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">No Tech for Apartheid</a></p><p>Sarah: <a href=\"https://inthesetimes.com/article/scotus-rules-against-female-workers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Harris V. Quinn and Hobby Lobby Spell Disaster for Working Women</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.domesticworkers.org/programs-and-campaigns/organizing-domestic-workers-and-developing-leaders/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Domestic Workers Alliance</a></p><p><a href=\"https://domesticemployers.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network</a></p><p><a href=\"https://seiu.org/homecare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SEIU Home Care</a></p><p>Jennifer Klein and Eileen Boris, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9780199378586\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caring for America: Home Health Workers in the Shadow of the Welfare State</a></p><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href=\"https://sarahljaffe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠</a>, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.</p><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href=\"https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cyberboss</a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From the Ashes</a></p><p>You can send us your questions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠</a><a href=\"https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠</a></p><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;⁠</a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠</a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">.</a>&nbsp;You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p>","author_name":"Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe"}