How Billionaire Tech CEOs Are Building Empires Using AI
AI development is barreling ahead with no guardrails, leading Americans to feel anxious about what lies ahead. This week, Stacey tackles the big questions we need to ask ourselves about the technology with Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director at Wired, and Timnit Gebru, founder and Executive Director at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). They discuss the economic uncertainty created by AI, , the motivations driving tech leaders, making sense of the flurry of information and opinions that are influencing the discourse on the issue, and whether we can imagine a more optimistic technologically-forward future.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
2:12 – Just What Is AI?
13:20 – Ad Break 1
16:34 – Will AI Replace Our Jobs?
20:42 – AI Isn’t Inevitable
25:55 – Ad Break 2
29:00 – Is It Possible to Use AI Ethically?
37:03 – What Are Data Centers And Why Are They So Controversial?
39:37 – No One Is Holding Big Tech Accountable
48:45 – Ad Break 3
52:11 – AI Is Stealing Everyone’s Art
1:02:13 – How To Process Your AI Anxiety
1:05:53 – Stacey’s Toolkit
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