{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/125ef5a6-6c61-4024-b70e-3487a971a26c/6797c153b6e07e5a2fcec9fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tech in 2025: All hail the AI revolution","description":"<p>Murad Ahmed interviews Reid Hoffman - billionaire founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, self-proclaimed AI optimist and generally speaking a big name in Silicon Valley.&nbsp;</p><p>Hoffman discusses the enthusiasm for artificial intelligence sweeping the Valley among both start-ups and Big Tech companies, as well as the investors like him pumping billions of dollars into them.</p><p>He also talks about the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, and the potential effects - good and bad - on the US tech industry from lighter regulation to the threat of tariffs and the influence of Elon Musk.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free to read:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4aBFIpj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Trump means for Silicon Valley</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3WpmygC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Biden says ‘oligarchy’ emerging in US in final White House address</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/40GeyKW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Altman reckons with growing threat to OpenAI: Elon Musk</a></p><p><br></p><p>This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Murad Ahmed, and produced by Persis Love. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c04739a3-fe6c-406f-9daa-a1fd3c13da92\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}