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Interdependence 7 : Glen Weyl (RadicalxChange)
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47 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2020
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In this episode we speak to Glen Weyl, author, economist and Principal Research at Microsoft Research. His ideas inspired the formation of the RadicalxChange Foundation, who recently held a conference in which we were speaking alongside Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan, Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum and others. Head over to RadicalxChange.org and look out for the deep list of archived talks.In this very candid discussion with Glen we cover his recent work on COVID-19, his recently published essay “AI is an ideology, not a technology” co-authored with Jaron Lanier, his belief in the urgent need for pluralistic technologies and transitioning from corporations to stakeholder democracies, as well as his personal political transition from California libertarianism to socialism. It is a fun and generous conversation, I hope you enjoy it!Links:RadicalxChange conferencehttps://www.radicalxchange.org/2020-conference/AI is an Ideology not a Technologyhttps://www.wired.com/story/opinion-ai-is-an-ideology-not-a-technology/Data Dignity:https://issuu.com/radicalxchange/docs/data_legislation_paper_--_20191031
Released:
Jun 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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