Newscast – The Google Boss And The Massive AI Gamble
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Today, the Google CEO gives a rare interview to discuss artificial intelligence, economic risk, climate change and much more. Faisal Islam talks to Sundar Pichai, chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, about the future of the AI bubble. The tech boss warned that “no company will be immune” if the AI bubble bursts after the current boom period. This comes as some analysts voice fears that stock markets are headed for a repeat of the dotcom bubble burst of the late 1990s. They also discussed the environmental cost of powering AI, potential risks to employment and whether the UK could benefit from the current boom. BBC economics editor Faisal Islam joins Adam in the studio. You can listen to a longer version of the interview with Sundar Pichai here – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mh56kj You can now listen to the News Show on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the News Broadcast”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our online Newscast community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are published every day. If you’re in the UK, listen to BBC Sounds for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The News feed gives you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The host was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi and Anna Harris. The social producer was Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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