DeepSeek: how China’s embrace of open-source AI caused a geopolitical earthquake

A big bet on open-source technology has enabled China to rapidly scale its AI innovation while Silicon Valley remains limited by corporate structures.

Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex • conversation
Feb. 12, 2025 • ~39 min

The Silicon Valley venture capitalists who want to ‘move fast and break things’ in the defence industry

Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.

Elke Schwarz, Reader in Political Theory, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~33 min

AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after

Corporate dominance and competitiveness can actually hold back progress.

Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex • conversation
Nov. 13, 2024 • ~6 min

What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.

Jean Hardy, Assistant Professor of Media & Information, Michigan State University • conversation
April 24, 2024 • ~6 min

Turmoil at OpenAI shows we must address whether AI developers can regulate themselves

The OpenAI sacking affair highlights ongoing debates over the safety and misuse of AI.

Yali Du, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~6 min

AI makes Silicon Valley’s philosophy of ‘move fast and break things’ untenable

AI is one of many reasons the tech company mantra should be reconsidered, says an expert.

Constance De Saint Laurent, Assistant Professor of Sociotechnical Systems, Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland Maynooth • conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~6 min

How tech billionaires' visions of human nature shape our world

What world will tech billionaires move us towards if they believe that humans are fundamentally dangerous?

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~8 min

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