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Economist Podcasts

Another think coming? An AI pioneer steps down

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Geoffrey Hinton, a legend of artificial-intelligence research, wants to be able to speak his mind about the technology’s risks. We ask whether those steeped in a field are best-placed to judge it. It has long been clear Ukraine needs more fighter jets; we look at the ones it may get at last. And the first video game about the Holocaust


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1:05.8

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

1:09.1

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

1:11.1

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:19.8

It's been clear since the start of Russia's invasion that Ukraine's Air Force needed some new firepower.

1:26.5

As the Western taboo about providing fighter jets crumbles,

1:29.3

we look at which ones they might get.

1:32.3

And in the gaming world of good versus evil,

1:36.3

it's not uncommon to find Nazis as the baddies.

1:39.3

But players haven't had to deal with what the Nazis stood for,

1:43.3

until now. We play the world's first video game about the Holocaust.

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