{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8cf4cec7-5a0f-49c5-8ec9-36941b5c6b6e/6ae3390e7015005432a1c226?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jaron Lanier on Silicon Valley’s new gods and AI addiction","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0b311a8cbef1d93cf121/1793275814687-a3a77084-f284-4cd1-b560-da63ca70beff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Has Silicon Valley become “addicted to addiction”? Computer scientist and futurist Jaron Lanier joins Danny Fortson to discuss why he thinks AI companies are repeating the mistakes of social media - and why treating chatbots as a new species is taking the industry in the wrong direction.</p><p><br></p><p>He explains why he’s sceptical of promises of AI-powered abundance, shares his alternative idea to addictive chatbots, and questions why some tech workers have to quit their jobs to speak openly about their concerns.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Interview is our weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of technology. </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDjOfuKr54UQ5AbZVB4b9Sw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube</a> </u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><u><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/ai-psychosis-warps-reality-in-silicon-valley-glrwnm800\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘AI psychosis’ warps reality in Silicon Valley</a></u></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong><u><a href=\"mailto:techpod@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">techpod@thetimes.co.uk</a></u></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist and Futurist.</p><p><strong>Presenters: </strong></p><p>Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times</p><p>Danny Fortson, US West Coast Correspondent, The Sunday Times</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Robert Wallace and Marnie Duke </p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Video Producer:</strong> Super Llama</p><p><strong>Image:</strong> Getty</p>","author_name":"The Sunday Times"}