Delisted: A Film About AI-Powered Social Erasure
Filmmaker Michael Patrick Clarkson discusses his film Delisted and how artificial intelligence enables state surveillance and digital erasure. The conversation explores the societal costs of automation and the importance of preserving human agency.
Watch Episode Here
Listen to Episode Here
Show Notes
Michael Patrick Clarkson is the writer and director of the film Delisted.
He joins the podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence could enable state surveillance, social control, and the digital erasure of dissenters. The conversation explores the societal costs of widespread automation across education and labor, the risks of public-private partnerships in technology oversight, and the importance of preserving human connection and creative agency amid rapid technological change.
LINKS:
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:18) Introducing the film Delisted
(04:18) Public and private surveillance
(09:53) Human cost of automation
(15:06) Losing connection through technology
(21:48) Social divisions over automation
(25:56) Communicating the AI warning
(31:40) State surveillance and erasure
(39:33) Escapism and systemic exhaustion
(44:06) Becoming more human
(50:16) Discarding the AI creators
PRODUCED BY:
SOCIAL LINKS:
Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org
Twitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org
Twitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/
Apple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP