The Gray Files
By Erika Barker
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Episodes: 19
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The Gray Files examines AI, money and power: how the systems being built today change the decisions we make tomorrow. Erika Barker connects artificial intelligence, data science and economics with the people and institutions behind them. From financial markets and digital surveillance to algorithms and human behavior, each episode follows the incentives and examines the evidence.
I’m Erika, a data scientist, quantitative researcher and former U.S. Navy combat journalist. I founded Regime Analytics and build research systems to investigate markets and complex data. Here, I bring that work and a journalist’s questions to the technology reshaping our lives.
Research and writing: ErikaBarker.ai
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Michael Burry’s AI Bubble Thesis: Spending, Depreciation and Valuation
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Digital Surveillance and Data Privacy: Algorithms, Data Brokers and Your Digital Footprint
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Political Polarization and Persuasion: The Ideology Factory
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Psychology of Persuasion: Priming, Memory and Social Media
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The Attention Economy: Recommendation Algorithms and Political Polarization
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Centralization vs. Decentralization: AI, Blockchain and Institutional Power
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Data Science Careers in the AI Era: Roles, Risks and Human Judgment
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Machine Learning Explained: Regression, Trees, Clustering and Neural Networks
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Rise of Data Science: History, Moneyball and Algorithmic Decisions
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Emergence and Complex Systems: AI, Collective Behavior and Unintended Consequences
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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The Deep State Debate: Bureaucracy, Data and Institutional Power
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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The X-Files and Conspiracy Culture: Media, Trust and the Scully Effect
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Inside Palantir: AI, Surveillance and Alex Karp’s Philosophy
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Chaos, Evolution and Creativity: How Systems Adapt to Change
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Order and Chaos: Entropy, the Universe and Human Systems
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Techno-Feudalism and Democracy: Platform Power, Wealth and AI Governance
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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AI in Financial Markets: Algorithmic Trading, Automation and Quantum Computing
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Middle Class and Economic Inequality: Wages, Wealth and the Velocity of Money
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Why Civilizations Decline: Inequality, Institutions and the Limits of Historical Cycles
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Feb 12, 2025 |