Siliconsciousness: AI Fears, Scapegoats, and Myths

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Over the past year, there have been a startling amount of misconceptions spread about artificial intelligence and its potential impacts on all corners of society. Rob Atkinson, author of the new book “Technology Fears and Scapegoats” joins David Rothkopf to cut through the noise of AI discourse and provide a clear look at what this rapidly developing technology really means for all of us. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.0	Welcome to Silic Consciousness, the DSR Network Podcast focusing on the Artificial Intelligence
1:02.1	Revolution, Politics and policy.
1:05.0	Hello and welcome to Silichonsness. I'm David Rothkoff. I'm your host and it is my
1:17.4	pleasure to say that we are joined today by Rob Atkinson. Rob is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation
1:26.1	Foundation, which is the leading science and tech think tank here in Washington, D.C. He is an internationally recognized scholar and an author of many articles and books including technology fears and scapegoats which if I am correct Rob comes out today
1:47.4	Is that not true? Is it May 7th today? It's May 7 is and you are right. Well congratulations. Here we are to
1:56.0	celebrate the publication of the book. What is it that led you guys to write it?
2:02.4	So I've had a long time What is it that led you guys to write it?
2:03.0	So I've had a long time colleague for, geez over 30 years now, David Moshella.
2:09.0	And David comes out of the IT industry.
2:11.0	He was an editor, Computer World magazine and then written many books on the IT sector.
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