New Podcast Asks What Stays Human in the Age of AI
New York – October 15, 2026 -- A new podcast episode, "AI for a Better World: What Does It Mean to Be Human in the Age of AI?", debuts October 15, 2026, on the VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network and on all major podcast streaming platforms via the Planet Classroom Network.
Host C. M. (Cathy) Rubin, an award-winning journalist and education reformer, talks with Viktoria Modesta, a bionic pop artist, futurist and former MIT Media Lab Fellow. Their subject is how emerging technology is changing human agency, artistic expression and self-worth.
Modesta says AI is ending the habit of valuing people for productivity
Modesta was born in the USSR, under a social system focused on physical standardization. For two decades she has worked to redefine beauty, disability and technology, turning her prosthetic limb into an icon of bionic design.