Hence The Future

Ep. 106 - The Future of the Tech Titans with Alex Kantrowitz

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How big technology companies - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google - plan to stay on top forever đź‘ľ

In this episode, Alex Kantrowitz joins Mattimore to discuss his best-selling book, “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.”  

Broad Topics:

  • The “Always Day One” mindset
  • How Apple’s minset is different
  • Google and the future of artificial intelligence
  • Amazon’s “hands off the wheel” culture
  • The future of automation, jobs, and innovation
  • Facebook’s feedback culture and rapid development pace
  • How to minimize disinformation while preserving free speech
  • Google’s collaborative culture and potential for AI dominance
  • The shift from a “gig economy” to a “hustle economy”
  • How changing US-China relations will impact big tech
  • Congress’ antitrust hearing

    • Rapid Fire Questions:

    • By what year do you predict we will achieve artificial super-intelligence?
    • Will consciousness eventually arise within AI systems?
    • What is the single greatest threat to human civilization right now?
    • What new tech development are you most excited about?
    • Should the US government ban Tik-Tok?

      • Future Scenarios:

      • Worst case scenario
      • Best case scenario
      • Most likely scenario

        • Thanks for tuning in đź”­

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