Exponentially with Azeem Azhar
Exponentially with Azeem Azhar
Exponentially with Azeem Azhar celebrates the creative, critical thinking used by leaders to conceive of a pragmatic vision for the near future, along with the deep understanding of what is needed to turn that vision into reality. Each episode starts with an optimistic idea for what our lives might soon be like. Azeem and his guest then put that idea under the microscope in a relaxed conversation…Social links:
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Can We Build Safe AI?
Dario Amodei, former head of safety at OpenAI and now CEO of Anthropic, explores with Azeem Azhar what it might take to build safe AI.
27:12
A Golden Age for Democracy?
Professor Hélène Landemore explains to Azeem Azhar why, despite the threat of misinformation and polarization, technology might help bring about a new golden age for democracy.
29:40
Can New Tech Solve Climate Change?
Renowned venture capitalist Vinod Khosla tells Azeem Azhar that humanity will have to rely on new and unproven technologies to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
31:01
Can AI Reduce Inequality?
Emad Mostaque, the controversial founder and CEO of Stability AI, makes the case to Azeem Azhar that open source generative AI is the best path to reducing global inequality.
28:37
Time to Own Your Thoughts?
Professor Nita Farahany reveals to Azeem Azhar the startling advancements of brain-scanning technology and the extraordinary implications this tech has for privacy and humanity.
30:33
The Dawn of a New Age?
Historian Niall Ferguson and Azeem Azhar explore the geopolitics of technological revolutions past and present in an effort to determine whether we are in the midst of a historic societal transformation.
30:49
What Future for AI?
Open AI’s Sam Altman sits down with Azeem Azhar to give his perspective on the evolution of artificial intelligence and its impact on politics, education and inequality.
20:43
A Stronger Nation by Digitization
Estonia Prime Minister Kaja Kallas shares with Azeem Azhar how governments can strengthen democracy, legitimacy and resilience by embracing technology, all while standing up to an aggressive neighbor.
27:02