Listen "AI Meets World, Part One"
Episode Synopsis
After decades of seeming like another sci-fi catchphrase, artificial intelligence (AI) is having its moment. Some experts predict that AI will usher in an era of boundless productivity and techno-utopia; others see a new realm of great-power competition and the end of humanity. Nearly all agree that AI will change the world. But will it be for the better?
Featured Guests:
Janet Haven (Executive Director, Data & Society)
Sebastian Mallaby (Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, CFR)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ai-meets-world-part-one
Featured Guests:
Janet Haven (Executive Director, Data & Society)
Sebastian Mallaby (Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, CFR)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ai-meets-world-part-one
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