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Of Dawkins and Data Centers

Of Dawkins and Data Centers

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In this week's episode we begin to go into the philosophy around consciousness and AI as New Atheist relic Richard Dawkins recently claimed "Claudia" was conscious. What are the merits and issues of thinking about consciousness in the context of AI? Later we discuss a recent piece in Jacobin arguing against data center resistance.

Further Reading

  • Richard Dawkins in Unherd, https://unherd.com/2026/05/when-claudia-met-claudius

  • Holly Buck in Jacobin, https://jacobin.com/2026/04/ai-data-center-moratorium-democracy

  • Émile in Salon, https://www.salon.com/2017/07/29/from-the-enlightenment-to-the-dark-ages-how-new-atheism-slid-into-the-alt-right/

  • Taylor Lorenz podcast episode, https://sites.libsyn.com/566555/site/big-tech-is-watching-you-with-taylor-lorenz

  • Brian Merchant on Substack, https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-data-center-rebellion-is-only

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