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What if AI knows your death date?
FromFT News Briefing
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11 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has signalled he wants to cut taxes further in the coming months, the conflict in the Red Sea is rekindling fears over oil and inflation, and the FT’s Anjana Ahuja says scientists have developed artificial intelligence models to predict how long people will live. Mentioned in this podcast:UK chancellor signals he wants more tax cuts before electionWhy US strikes in Middle East are rekindling fears over oil and inflationCould an AI ‘death calculator’ actually be a good thing?The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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