AI is no longer just a tool for experimentation?it?s becoming a foundational technology that?s reshaping how businesses operate. This episode describes how companies are embedding AI into their products and services, exploring its potential to boost efficiency, to personalize customer experiences, and to potentially alter entire industries. From early adoption strategies to the rise of agent-based AI, the conversation highlights how leaders are leveraging AI to gain a competitive edge. Featured Guest: Dan Priest, Chief AI Officer for PwC US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From voice-cloning scams to the creation of non-consensual nude imagery, the malevolent use of artificial intelligence poses myriad risks to truth, privacy, and personal safety. Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming digital threats, and how we need to work together to mitigate risk, preserve factual integrity, and shift social norms in the digital realm. Featured Guest: Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the most advanced AI models could think and respond in a way that felt like a human consciousness? How might that transform our understanding of intelligence itself? Some of the leading AI scientists believe that a super-intelligent form of this technology is only five to ten years away. This episode explores the idea of AI consciousness and delves into how the act of dreaming is connected to neural networks in unexpected ways. Featured guest: Geoffrey Hinton, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices