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Cory Doctorow: AI isn't Dangerous. America Is.
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There's only one story in town at the moment. With Dario Amodei running around telling us all how dangerous he and his acolytes are, while Trump tells us we need to deregulate more than we already have, everyone's asking: Is AI about to end the world?
Cory Doctorow joins Ava to discuss this, breaking down the good and bad of the industry, and why the problem is far deeper than just the latest software Silicon Valley is imposing on the world.
Cory Doctorow's new book The Reverse Centaur's guide to Life after AI is out now: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3584-the-reverse-centaur-s-guide-to-life-after-a
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