Five questions with... Benedict Evans

The Times Tech Podcast

Will Morley

Technology, Business Analysis, Silicon Valley, Interviews, Tech, News, Artificial Intelligence, Ai, Business, Business News

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz to answer five big tech questions. 1. The smartphone era is over, now what? (1:50), 2. What is the state of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and should we be worried? (5:50), 3: What does good regulation of tech look like? (20:10), 4. What does the Consumer Electronics Show tell us about the next frontier in tech? (29:35), 5. Have driverless cars sputtered? (36:45)

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0:00.0	At PWC, we don't just deliver ideas.
0:04.0	We make them work.
0:05.0	With the expertise and tech you need to outthink and outperform,
0:09.0	and we work with you, alongside you, from start to finish.
0:12.0	So you can stay ahead, so you can protect what you built, so you can create new value.
0:18.0	We build for what's next, so you can get there now. PwC, so you can.
0:24.7	PwC refers to the PWC network and all one or more of its member firms, each of which is a
0:29.2	separate legal entity.
0:31.9	The Times Tech podcast is sponsored by Smart Energy GB.
0:36.4	How smart are you?
0:40.9	Just as smart as you. Then what do you think a smart meter is for? Easy, easy, easy. I've got one at home. They help you keep track of your
0:46.8	energy costs and send meter readings straight to your supplier. Wrong. What? Well, not wrong. Right. But there's more. Many small businesses are eligible for a smart meter too, so they keep track of their energy costs quickly and easily.
1:03.8	So many small business owners could get a smart meter installed, whether their business is hairdressing, accountancy, or making a podcast.
1:11.9	And lots of small businesses are already using them to help keep track of their energy use.
1:18.0	Search get a smart meter for business. Eligibility may vary.
1:23.2	We could have had money in the cloud since the middle ages, basically. And the only innovation
1:27.1	was actually deposit insurance. Your money was in the cloud if you middle ages, basically. And the only innovation was actually deposit insurance.
1:28.8	Your money was in the cloud if you were a Venetian merchant in like $10,000.
1:32.2	You get on the ship, and here's your money, here's your too fat to authentication.
1:35.8	There you are.
1:37.2	Right. credit they give you a sack of gold. Yo, technology.
1:45.7	What is it all about?
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