‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference? By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen Read the...

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What happened: Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference? By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen Read the...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Technology via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jul/17/theres-this-deep-mystery-of-what-actually-is-this-thing-the-philosopher-inside-google-deepmind-ai-podcast