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#8 – Smartphones to AGI: How to Navigate Exponential Change [London Futurists, David Wood]
💬 “We must learn not just faster, but better — unlearning the old while emotionally preparing for the new.” — David Wood
What can the smartphone revolution teach us about the AI era?
David Wood — futurist, author of 12 books, and co-founder of Symbian, the operating system that powered over half the world’s smartphones before iOS and Android — joins Samraj Matharu to explore how humanity can steer the rise of AI responsibly.
As Chair of London Futurists (9,000+ members) and one of T3 Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Technology,” David draws on decades of experience at the intersection of hardware, software, and ethics to discuss how AI could lead us toward what he calls “sustainable super-abundance.”
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS (MM:SS)
0:00 ➤ Intro & Guest Welcome
2:40 ➤ From Symbian to AI: Lessons from the Smartphone Revolution
6:50 ➤ Will We Still Need Phones? The Next Interface Shift
10:10 ➤ How Companies Can Adapt to Exponential Change
13:00 ➤ Collaboration Before Competition: Wisdom from Symbian
14:20 ➤ The Ethics of AI & Existential Risk
17:30 ➤ From Evolution to Super-Abundance: AI’s Transformative Potential
20:50 ➤ Nanotech, Biotech & Cognitech – The Three Frontiers
24:40 ➤ Virtual Worlds, Learning & The Future of Consciousness
30:10 ➤ Global Governance & Avoiding an AI “Dark Age”
50:10 ➤ What Success Looks Like in 2040
52:30 ➤ Should Machines Become Conscious?
54:10 ➤ Audience Question — “What’s holding you back from being more morally ambitious?”
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
➤ What lessons from the smartphone era apply to AI today?
➤ How can organisations adapt to exponential change and avoid the innovator’s dilemma?
➤ What does “sustainable super-abundance” mean — and how do we reach it?
➤ How can we govern AI globally and ethically?
➤ Should AI ever become conscious?
SUBSCRIBE to The AI Lyceum™ — exploring the ethical, business, and technical sides of intelligence.
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By Samraj Matharu💬 “We must learn not just faster, but better — unlearning the old while emotionally preparing for the new.” — David Wood
What can the smartphone revolution teach us about the AI era?
David Wood — futurist, author of 12 books, and co-founder of Symbian, the operating system that powered over half the world’s smartphones before iOS and Android — joins Samraj Matharu to explore how humanity can steer the rise of AI responsibly.
As Chair of London Futurists (9,000+ members) and one of T3 Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Technology,” David draws on decades of experience at the intersection of hardware, software, and ethics to discuss how AI could lead us toward what he calls “sustainable super-abundance.”
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS (MM:SS)
0:00 ➤ Intro & Guest Welcome
2:40 ➤ From Symbian to AI: Lessons from the Smartphone Revolution
6:50 ➤ Will We Still Need Phones? The Next Interface Shift
10:10 ➤ How Companies Can Adapt to Exponential Change
13:00 ➤ Collaboration Before Competition: Wisdom from Symbian
14:20 ➤ The Ethics of AI & Existential Risk
17:30 ➤ From Evolution to Super-Abundance: AI’s Transformative Potential
20:50 ➤ Nanotech, Biotech & Cognitech – The Three Frontiers
24:40 ➤ Virtual Worlds, Learning & The Future of Consciousness
30:10 ➤ Global Governance & Avoiding an AI “Dark Age”
50:10 ➤ What Success Looks Like in 2040
52:30 ➤ Should Machines Become Conscious?
54:10 ➤ Audience Question — “What’s holding you back from being more morally ambitious?”
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
➤ What lessons from the smartphone era apply to AI today?
➤ How can organisations adapt to exponential change and avoid the innovator’s dilemma?
➤ What does “sustainable super-abundance” mean — and how do we reach it?
➤ How can we govern AI globally and ethically?
➤ Should AI ever become conscious?
SUBSCRIBE to The AI Lyceum™ — exploring the ethical, business, and technical sides of intelligence.
CONNECT
🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@The.AI.Lyceum
🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/034vux8EWzb9M5Gn6QDMza
🍎 Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-lyceum/id1837737167
🎵 Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5a67f821-89f8-4b95-b873-2933ab977cd3/the-ai-lyceum
🌐 Website → https://theailyceum.com
🔗 LinkedIn Group → https://www.linkedin.com/company/108295902/admin/dashboard/
#ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfAI #Technology #DavidWood #TheAILyceum #AGI #Google #Deepmind #openAI #Anthropic #ChatGPT #Internet