Substacks recommended by Life With Machines

Recommended by Life With Machines

Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry. Helmed by Eric Newcomer with writing from Madeline Renbarger, Tom Dotan & Jonathan Weber.

Slow AI

By Dr Sam Illingworth

Knowing when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.

Machine Cinema

... Or How We Learned to Stop Fearing Robots and Love Getting Creative

Very cool community for those who want to create and play with A.I. in multiplayer mode, not alone

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Sacra Nexus

By Grace Matelich

Sacra Nexus is a practice connecting dots and examining the connective tissue between psyche and system.

Speak Easy

By Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston unfiltered. Telling it like it is and the way it should be on politics and pop culture, with jokes and occasional drinks.

Transformer

Covering the power and politics of transformative AI.

Big Technology

By Alex Kantrowitz

A newsletter about big tech and society by independent journalist Alex Kantrowitz.

Cut Off the Spigot

Going category by category to find where else to shop beyond badly behaving companies, massive corporations like Amazon, Target & Walmart, and private equity firms. Free and thrifting resources included!

A good reminder of the power of collective boycott

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Home Screen

By Emily Tavoulareas

Grappling with how technology is distorting our lives, experiences, and relationships... and how to deal. Part newsletter, part podcast. All a work in progress.

Implications, by Scott Belsky

What to expect from the latest advances in tech, shifts in culture, and evolution in the art and science of product design and building teams.

The Founders Corner®

By Ruben Dominguez

Your weekly BOOST to Raise and Grow Like A Pro. Tips and Techniques used by prolific Founders.

Luiza's Newsletter

By Luiza Jarovsky

A leading publication on AI policy, ethics, and regulation. Join 98,000+ subscribers:

Hybrid Horizons: Exploring Human-AI Collaboration

By Carlo

Welcome to Hybrid Horizons, where the boundaries between human creativity and artificial intelligence blur to reveal new perspectives. Each post is a collaborative creation between human and AI.

Connection Error

By Julia Freeland Fisher

Connection Error is about our changing relationship with AI and how AI is changing our relationships. It explores the potential for AI to disrupt human connection as we know it…and what we can do about it.

Generative Futures

By Phil Bell

Building progressive technologies

Thinking Freely with Nita Farahany

Somewhat frequent thoughts on how to think freely in the digital age

We lost our freely thinking minds and Nita tells us how to find it.

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AI Waypoints

By Mike Taubman

Weekly resources and reflections on AI in schools from my high school classroom for educators navigating the path ahead.

Project Liberty

Your weekly briefing on AI, tech policy, and digital rights so that you can help shape how the future gets built.

A window into the future we deserve!

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[ Center for Humane Technology ]

By Center for Humane Technology

Center for Humane Technology is a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the most consequential technologies serve humanity. We bring clarity to how the tech ecosystem works in order to shift the incentives that drive it.

The Rip Current with Jacob Ward

Someone else is deciding how you work, what you buy, and who you become — and they didn’t ask you first. I’ve spent 20 years tracking tech power for NBC News, CNN, Al Jazeera, and PBS. Subscribe to see what’s coming before you’re living in it.

All Tech Is Human

Together, we work to solve tech and society’s thorniest issues. Our activities build community, leverage collective intelligence, and diversifies the Responsible Tech pipeline.

New_ Public

We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community.

Taking Flight

By Abby Falik

Field notes from the horizon where courage meets freedom.

Tech and Soul

By Tameka Kee and Lynne d Johnson

Hosted by media veterans Lynne d Johnson and Tameka Kee, Tech & Soul examines the technology reshaping how we work, create, and connect — and the soul underneath it all.