This episode covers the role of fiction -- literal readings and total misreadings of sci-fi -- in how they shape tech CEOs ideas about the future. Teresa Hefffernan is incredible at communicating the problems with AI today. Please listen to the podcast/lecture linked below, too, for more. Recorded June 10, 2026. Released June 15, 2026. CBC Ideas Literature Versus the AI Industry<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Flisten%2Flive-radio%2F1-23-ideas%2Fclip%2F16208906-literature-versus-ai-industry&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C5fd6aca58a864689f81308dec72dc1e4%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639167196524586076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NBPFvtOZ4zEVKiIr66prwP1DUKupi8I8yxMNLxdGJzM%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16208906-literature-versus-ai-industry</a> The 2026 Wiegand Lecture featuring Teresa Heffernan — Literature Versus the AI Industry <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FhPV-Ql_KGzM%3Fsi%3DXperXIzFO5ydcStU&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C79ac04eeda8f4f6c5ede08de8e656390%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639104763334494535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S03yQ9HsHGlXKHBo98zrFvULHbDi1ova8zVebZXBPQg%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hPV-Ql_KGzM?si=XperXIzFO5ydcStU</a> Teresa Hefffernan website<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialrobotfutures.com%2Fpublicationsmedia%2Fpublications%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C5fd6aca58a864689f81308dec72dc1e4%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639167196524616056%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v3hC5w1uxeDpB0aVRpu1RsxRoJ1%2FjuyLTUU0Tbx%2BrCY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.socialrobotfutures.com/publicationsmedia/publications/</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Monstrosities, with Rania Masri, Simon Enoch, Adam Wilkins, Lauren Stephens Smith, Sophie Toupin, Vijay Kolinjivadi, and  Christiane Bailey

Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening.&nbsp;Cover art by Oona Ode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.