Captured

The Secret Behind Silicon Valley’s AI Takeover

De: Christopher Wylie, Isobel Cockerell, Becky Lipscombe

Narrado por: Christopher Wylie, Isobel Cockerell

Captured: The Secret Behind Silicon Valley’s AI Takeover is a thrilling journey into the hidden worlds of the tech elite, and a whistleblower’s look into the sci-fi future they’re building for all of us.

Seven years ago, a pink-haired young data analyst called Christopher Wylie blew the whistle on a company called Cambridge Analytica. The scandal he unleashed revealed how millions of Facebook users’ data was being harvested to influence elections. It was supposed to be a turning point—one where the tech companies were regulated, their power kept in check. But Silicon Valley is now more powerful than ever. President Trump is back in the White House with tech billionaire Elon Musk by his side, and the tech giants are racing to build AI systems that could give them unprecedented power over our lives.

Our destiny is being imagined for us by some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. They’re promising they can solve all our problems—end toil and suffering, and propel us into a utopia where we can live forever and never have to work.

AI has become the new religion. Are we going to follow it? Do we even have a choice? Or have the tech evangelists captured our future? Join Christopher Wylie and Coda Story’s Isobel Cockerell as they journey from exclusive crypto parties in Dubai, to the slums of Kenya where thousands of hidden workers are training AI models, to the hacker palaces of San Francisco where tech’s true believers talk about merging computers with our brains.

Note that this production incorporates limited uses of AI to illustrate how AI functions and is applied in various contexts.

©2025 Coda Story (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC

Brutally Honest

Informative and honest take on AI. It’s scary but it’s better to be prepared! Must listen!

Thought-provoking, empowering

This illuminating report on a complex world was recommended to me by an algorithm. I get the irony, it probably doesn't, or does it? Well done to all implied, I hope this audio reaches all the people who need it. It is remarkable how much of this has already been anticipated in fiction in the early nineties. Thinking of Lt Commander Data in Star Trek Next Generation.

Blown away

This woke me up to the reality of what an AI world would look like and the human cost it could have. There are so many scenes where the philosophy behind how tech bros vision for our world is laid bare and - apart from occasional moments of hope - the story is pretty chilling. Really recommend to anyone who is interested not only in AI but also the mentality driving the direction we're headed. Great storytelling.

Powerfully thought provoking

This was a real eye opener about AI and fairly balanced on the pros & cons. This audiobook will have me thinking for a very long time.

Everyone should listen to chapter 4…

Excellent series. Highly recommend. Informative, compelling and heart-breaking. Helps us understand how we’ve gotten to where we are now: Brexit, Trump, disinformation.

objective journalism!

I appreciated the short duration. This is journalism at its finest. Today, news GIVES you your opinion. This book presents information in a way that allows me to think for myself. Truly enjoyed this book

A provacative listen

I learned some things. A very interesting tour of the forces and opinions driving AI

Insane possibilities

I did thoroughly enjoy this Audible original, it shows the insane possibility of our future, and it also shows the pluses and minuses to humanity, and what humanity can create with intelligence. I felt there was a little bit of political bias involved in this, but aside from that it was very well done

Thought provoking questions about where AI will take us.

I no longer believe we the average populace will have any control over what AI does to the human race—only the rich will be involved in making this decisions. I also wonder if the rich will be making the decisions for themselves or for the benefit of everyone.

Very informative!!

Learned alot about the culture surrounding AI and it's potential future uses. The interviews were well constructed.