Way back in Episode One, we gazed into the crystal ball to predict exactly what the world of AI, business, and politics would look like in 2025. Now, the future has arrived. In this week’s episode, we pull up the tape, dust off those early forecasts, and ruthlessly grade our own homework. The verdict? As Paddy puts it, "The planets have aligned." From the explosion of autonomous driving—with Waymo now hitting 450k paid rides a week—to the harsh reality of AI displacement in contact centers, m...
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Way back in Episode One, we gazed into the crystal ball to predict exactly what the world of AI, business, and politics would look like in 2025. Now, the future has arrived. In this week’s episode, we pull up the tape, dust off those early forecasts, and ruthlessly grade our own homework. The verdict? As Paddy puts it, "The planets have aligned." From the explosion of autonomous driving—with Waymo now hitting 450k paid rides a week—to the harsh reality of AI displacement in contact centers, m...
AI's "Black Mirror" Implications for Society, Space Race and AI Cold War Comparisons, Google IO Unpacked
The Roundtable Rethink Podcast
1 hour 21 minutes
7 months ago
AI's "Black Mirror" Implications for Society, Space Race and AI Cold War Comparisons, Google IO Unpacked
This week, Andy the asshole leads us in a philosophical discussion about the potential Black Mirror implications of AI for society, including kids, employment and mental health. Stevie Telvaivie takes into orbit by comparing the space race and the AI cold war between the USA and China. Finally, Uncle Paddy unpacks all the latest AI announcements from the Google I/O conference.
The Roundtable Rethink Podcast
Way back in Episode One, we gazed into the crystal ball to predict exactly what the world of AI, business, and politics would look like in 2025. Now, the future has arrived. In this week’s episode, we pull up the tape, dust off those early forecasts, and ruthlessly grade our own homework. The verdict? As Paddy puts it, "The planets have aligned." From the explosion of autonomous driving—with Waymo now hitting 450k paid rides a week—to the harsh reality of AI displacement in contact centers, m...
