Musk, Zuckerberg & The Future of AI Dex Hunter-Torricke

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Careers, Business, Technology

5.0 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Dex Hunter-Torricke has worked with some of the most influential people in Tech over the last 15 years. But now he's sounding the alarm. In this episode of Jobs of the Future, we sit down with a true Silicon Valley insider who has spent the last 15 years at the epicentre of the tech revolution. From serving as the first executive speechwriter for Eric Schmidt at Google to leading communications for Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook and Elon Musk at SpaceX, our guest has had a front-row seat to the decisions shaping our modern world. Most recently, he served as a senior leader at Google DeepMind, the world’s premier AI lab, during the most pivotal moments in the race toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). 03:36 - His Tech Industry Journey06:30 - Being at The Front Lines of AGI 07:05 -The Reality Check 09:09 - Why AI is So Different to Every Other Technology 11:05 - The AGI Countdown 12:14 - The Death of the "Good Life" 13:41 - The Geopolitics of Sovereignty 14:46 - Future-Proofing Your Career 18:39 - The Economy of Meaning 21:29 - The 60% Job Vulnerability 25:23 - The Brittle Power of Tech Giants 32:15 - Launching the Center for Tomorrow 52:30 - Redefining Success 57:00 - A Philosophy for Interdependence ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Dong Edited by: Ben Alexander Kippen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.5	Welcome to today's episode of Jimmy's Jobs for the Future.
1:10.2	Today I'm joined by Dex Hunter Torrick, who is one of the great thinkers about the future of technology and where this all might be leading.
1:11.5	He's worked with some of the biggest names out there, Mark Zuckerberg, Demis Hasibis, Elon Musk. We talked about his journey from
1:16.8	London to Silicon Valley over the course of the next hour. We also talked about his new projects
1:22.5	and what he's decided to do and spend the main part of his career on. It's a fascinating episode and I really hope you enjoy this interview with Dex.
1:30.9	Make sure you subscribe so we can continue to get bigger and bigger guests.
1:38.9	Dex, welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
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