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Cory Doctorow on AI, Work, and Power
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, journalist, and technology activist, and a special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is the author of dozens of books, including the nonfiction Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It and the novel Picks and Shovels. His work spans tech policy books like The Internet Con and Chokepoint Capitalism, the solarpunk novels Walkaway and The Lost Cause, and the bestselling YA Little Brother series. He holds honorary doctorates from York University and the Open University, writes the daily blog Pluralistic.net, and lives in Los Angeles...
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Are you passionate about software development and the tech industry? Software Engineering Daily is looking for a new podcast host to grow its hosting team. In this role, you'll help shape the show's editorial direction and interview engineers, founders, hackers, and tech leaders. Podcasting experience is a plus, but not required.
Curiosity, great communication skills, and a genuine interest in the craft of building software are what matter most. If this sounds like you, reach out at editor at softwareengineeringdaily.com. Corey Doctorow is a science fiction author, journalist, and technology activist and a special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is the author of dozens of
books, including the nonfiction, Inchetification, Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to do about it, and the novel Pics and Shovels. His work spans tech policy books like The Internet Con and Choke Point Capitalism, the Solarpunk novels Walkaway and The Lost Cause, and the best-selling YA Little Brother series. He holds honorary doctorates from York University
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