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The Focus Group Podcast

S4 Ep52: Bonus Episode/Crosspost: Sarah Longwell on 'Possible'

The Focus Group Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Sarah recently sat down with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger on their podcast Possible to talk about the future of politics, the origins of her focus group work, and how artificial intelligence might impact that work.

https://possible.fm/podcast

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0:00.0

Hey guys, I want to bring you my conversation with Reed Hoffman and Aria Finger on their

0:05.4

podcast, Possible.

0:07.5

We get into the future of AI and I give a lot of background on how and why we do the focus group

0:12.4

work and how AI and why we do the focus group work and how AI might change it in the future.

0:16.8

Quick disclosure, Reed is a donor of mine in my political work and some of my non-profits,

0:22.5

but I hope you enjoy this conversation.

0:24.4

It is a cool one.

0:27.1

Why didn't you tell them they were wrong?

0:29.1

Why didn't you push back on them?

0:30.6

Why didn't you correct them?

0:32.3

And I say, look, I sit and listen to 10 people

0:35.9

so that I can figure out how to persuade 10,000. And it is not my job to tell them they're wrong.

0:42.3

I want to know why they think the thing that they do.

0:44.4

I want to know where they got that information.

0:48.2

Hi, I'm Reed Hoffman.

0:54.0

And I'm Aria Finker.

0:56.0

We want to know what happens if in the future everything breaks humanity's way.

1:01.0

What we can possibly get right if we leverage technology like AI and our collective

1:05.8

effort effectively.

1:08.3

We're speaking with technologists, ambitious builders, and deep thinkers across many fields.

1:14.0

AI, geopolitics, media, health care, education, and more.

1:18.6

These conversations showcase another kind of guest,

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