Show Notes
Welcome back to Chaos Theory!
Hassan has just returned from the UN General Assembly, where winning the AI race was top of the agenda. Mike's party has just won a council by-election against a Reform campaign that was heavily backed by crypto billionaire money. AI is new, but we’ve seen this movie before. The last time a few countries pulled ahead in a technological race, the result was colonialism, deep inequality and exploitation.
Most countries, Europe included, are not doing enough to prevent history repeating itself. And this time they'll be the losers. The worst impacts are still to come, but Hassan and Mike talk about the disruption that is already visible, including billionaires using the AI era to serve their own interests and politics, and weakening democracy as a result.
Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:58 Are We Racing to AI Imperialism? 09:45 Replicating China's Strategy 16:06 AI as Offensive Weapon 19:21 Can Middle Powers Achieve 'Non-Dependence' 24:47 Return To The Law of The Jungle 27:55 Will The US Invade its Allies? 32:45 Whoever Wins AI, Wins? 34:57 Mike's Council By-Election vs. Reform 38:30 Campaigning Against Reform's Crypto Millions 43:54 Farage Says You Can't Change Electoral Law 49:10 Is US-Led Tech Imperialism Dividing the UK? 54:01 Can Democracy Survive? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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