Hyperscale by Briar Prestidge

Briar Prestidge
Hyperscale by Briar Prestidge

Welcome to HYPERSCALE, the Podcast of the Future. No one has completely pegged down what precisely the future of technology holds, but we’re starting to see some incredibly fascinating ideas transitioning into reality. Tune in for exclusive discussions with CEOs, tech experts, scientists, futurists, and philosophers. No answer lasts forever, but we shape the future by asking all the right questions. We’re curious. We’re adapting with the times. We’re enjoying the discovery. Instagram: briar_prestidge LinkedIn: Briar Prestidge TikTok: briarprestidge

  1. 28/03/2024

    #E47 Will AI Bring About The End Of Humanity? With Theo Priestley & Beth Singler

    “We're not going to get a Skynet. I think the James Cameron-sort of future of one all-seeing, all-knowing and essentially the existential threat that the government seems to want to paint a picture of, it's not going to happen.” On this special EMERGENCY episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Professor Beth Singler and Futurist and Author Theo Priestley, who have joined me to discuss the government-commissioned report recently published in Time magazine, warning that AI poses an extinction-level threat to humanity. The three authors of the report worked on it for more than a year, speaking with more than 200 government employees, experts, and workers at frontier AI companies—like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta— as part of their research.  Are these fears justified? We need to educate people about the true potential, and threat, of AI, which can be hard to do given how most of humanity is busy surviving one day at a time, often giving up their privacy and autonomy for the sake of convenience. Join us for an introspective conversation where we explore the timeliness of this report, what it means, why it shouldn’t necessarily be taken at face value, the actual risks posed by AI, the importance of holding AI developers accountable, and more on this episode of HYPERSCALE. FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://bit.ly/briarig  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/linkedin  TikTok: https://bit.ly/briartiktok Website: https://briarprestidgeofficial.com

    1h 10m

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Welcome to HYPERSCALE, the Podcast of the Future. No one has completely pegged down what precisely the future of technology holds, but we’re starting to see some incredibly fascinating ideas transitioning into reality. Tune in for exclusive discussions with CEOs, tech experts, scientists, futurists, and philosophers. No answer lasts forever, but we shape the future by asking all the right questions. We’re curious. We’re adapting with the times. We’re enjoying the discovery. Instagram: briar_prestidge LinkedIn: Briar Prestidge TikTok: briarprestidge

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