Ep.12 - Artificial intelligence and war games

Ep.12 - Artificial intelligence and war games

The debate surrounding artificial intelligence is dominated by the concept of “existential risk”, or the fear that we as humans feel that an invention can get out of our control. Humanity is facing the dangers of a sudden technological paradigm shift, just like at the times of nuclear energy and the Bomb. Unlike the Cold War, though, there’s no logic of deterrence and no principle of containment. Artificial intelligence is the brainchild of a few choice individuals in Silicon Valley, but it has thousands of implications and multiple potentially devastating risks. So, we can’t possibly hope to contain it unless we imagine a pervasive and permanent surveillance state, and even that might not be enough. The audio inserts you hear in this episode are taken from Wargames, a 1983 film directed by John Badham and produced by MGM/UA Entertainment Co., available on Prime Video.

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Ep.45 - Donald Trump and the Mar-a-lago accord

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Ep.44 - Franz Kafka and AI

Ep.44 - Franz Kafka and AI

The rise of Artificial Intelligence brings to mind the fear of an apocalypse. In one of these dystopian predictions, thinking machines will take over the giant maze of bureaucracy at the core of moder...

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Ep.43 - When Nav Sarao shook Wall Street

Ep.43 - When Nav Sarao shook Wall Street

It’s 2.42 PM on May 6 2010. Navinder Sarao, a thirty-two year old British Indian and self-taught trader, plunges Wall Street into chaos. In just a few minutes, 750 billion euros disappear from the fin...

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Ep.42 - A manifesto for the future of Italy

Ep.42 - A manifesto for the future of Italy

They’re called “inner areas”, they’re the spaces of a deep Italy, which have been kept far away from public debate for too long, without public investment and services, forced to a drastic fall in hab...

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Ep.41 - Drugs and the politics of pain

Ep.41 - Drugs and the politics of pain

When we talk about drugs, we also have to talk about economics and urban spaces, about repressive policies and laws. We have to talk about poverty and the lack of prospects. About inefficiency, about ...

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Ep.40- Minimum wage and the virus of poverty

Ep.40- Minimum wage and the virus of poverty

In the western world, poverty is an epidemic amongst low-wage workers. Introducing, extending and increasing the minimum wage are just some of the ways in which we can face this social crisis. In the ...

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Ep.39 - This is Europe

Ep.39 - This is Europe

The ex-president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi delivers his report on European competitiveness, and invites us to change our current course. The European Union is going through a crisis c...

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Ep.38 - The army of invisibles

Ep.38 - The army of invisibles

On the night of June 14 2017, seventy-two people die in the flames of Grenfell Tower, in North Kensington, London City. 221 feet high, 24 stories tall, housing 120 apartments, Grenfell Tower is built ...

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