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Gun-Detecting AI, Infrastructure, and Bureaucracy
Episode 35

Gun-Detecting AI, Infrastructure, and Bureaucracy

A Conversation with Aaron Gordon

New Books in Technology

February 12, 20231h 25m

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Show Notes

Aaron Gordon, Senior Writer at Motherboard, Vice’s science and technology website, talks about his co-authored article, “‘The Least Safe Day’: Rollout of Gun-Detecting AI Scanners Has Been a ‘Cluster,’ Emails Show,” with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. They also discuss Gordon’s career trajectory, going from a sports reporter to a writer focused on infrastructure, maintenance, bureaucracy, and related topics. Additionally, the two chat about systematic bottlenecks around electric vehicles, a promising technology too-often cast as a cure-all.

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