{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6aaa68a64cef87591d2b659b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The end of the world is AI? An existential threat","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1789552203220-0a12bc56-9c4b-4a93-a62a-72eb70fdaf2b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2026/09/15/making-ai-safer-is-not-impossible-but-agreeing-to-do-so-may-be?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence</a> becoming uncontrollably powerful? Our correspondent analyses whether a pause to breakneck development is possible or feasible. We have entered the new age of the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/10/the-new-age-of-the-orator?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">orator</a>. And why <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/09/10/india-at-last-acquires-a-taste-for-cheese?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cheese</a> is getting more popular in India.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Alex Hern, AI writer</li><li>Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent</li><li>Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Human extinction, AI, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei</li><li>Oral culture, literacy, James Marriott, Walter Ong</li><li>Cheese, India, kalimpong</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}