The Times Tech Podcast

• An AI-induced recession on the horizon? Klarna's CEO thinks so

  Sebastian Siemiatkowski joins the pod from the SXSW festival in London to tell the story of Klarna, the "buy now, pay later" fintech company he co-founded and currently leads. Press coverage suggests that he has gone all in on AI at the company; he claims his position is more nuanced. But what is clear, in his mind, is that an AI-induced recession may be unavoidable.Any thoughts or questions, get in touch - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• OpenAI's iPhone moment & can AI teach?

  Last week Sam Altman announced the acquisition of Sir Jony Ive's hardware startup, io, in order to create a new class of AI-native devices. This week, Katie and Danny ask whether this could be the bet of the century and more than just an expensive video shoot. Meanwhile did Anthropic's early model show a worrying tendency to blackmail it's users? Plus, Danny speaks to the founder of a school where kids may only have to learn for 2 hours a day, maybe! All thanks to AI.Any thoughts or questions, get in touch - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Can the UK invent the next internet?

  The internet, GPS, autonomous vehicles... they all have one thing in common: they're existence is in large part down to the DARPA (the US Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). And the UK is trying to repeat the success of that agency with its own: ARIA (the Advanced Research and Invention Agency). The organisation's CEO, Ilan Gur, joins Katie to discuss how.Any thoughts or questions, get in touch - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Inside the mind of Elon Musk & is the future of EV market Chinese?

  Katie and Danny are joined for a conversation with Jon McNeil. For a pivotal 30 month period, Jon was President of Tesla and worked closely with Elon Musk. And also just where is the EV market currently at? Is the future of driving autonomous? And how best to invest in our AI future?Any thoughts or questions, get in touch - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Deliveroo gets swallowed up, OpenAI gets purposeful & how not to get 'Tinder Swindled'

  Sam Altman wrote a letter to staff at OpenAI explaining a new structure for the company. Katie and Danny react to that and the news this week that Deliveroo had agreed to a £2.9billion takeover from DoorDash. Plus, an interview with the subject of Netflix's Tinder Swindler, who in a world of deepfakes and online scammers wants us to trust again.Any thoughts or questions, get in touch - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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