29 min

How real is the existential threat from AI‪?‬ Analysis

    • Government

The existential threat caused by Artificial Intelligence is a popular theme in science fiction. But more recently it’s started to be taken seriously by governments around the world and the companies developing the technology. Where did this idea come from, and why is so much money being spent on it, rather than on the regulation of AI and the real threat it poses to jobs and to copyright?
Presenter: Jack Stilgoe
Producer: Philip Reevell
Editor: Clare Fordham

The existential threat caused by Artificial Intelligence is a popular theme in science fiction. But more recently it’s started to be taken seriously by governments around the world and the companies developing the technology. Where did this idea come from, and why is so much money being spent on it, rather than on the regulation of AI and the real threat it poses to jobs and to copyright?
Presenter: Jack Stilgoe
Producer: Philip Reevell
Editor: Clare Fordham

29 min

Top Podcasts In Government

Barack Obama - Great Speeches
Barack Obama Speeches
مغرب التنمية
Medi1 Podcast
The Asset
District Productive
MHD Off the Record
MHDCD8
Obama
Laamaj
5-4
Prologue Projects

More by BBC

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
Learning English Conversations
BBC Radio
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Football Daily
BBC Radio 5 Live
Learning English Grammar
BBC Radio