How to Take Back the Internet
[Laughter] Lauren: But tell us a little bit about the argument you’re making. Cory: Sure. Well, this is an argument about more than tech. This is an argument about all …
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Autonomous Driving Goes Into High Gear
Lauren Goode: Well, a medium duty truck would be between 10,000 and 25,000 pounds. A semi-truck, more than that. The US does have a federal limit though, of 80,000 pounds. …
The World Isn’t Ready for the Next Decade of AI
Gideon Lichfield: If I were a cynic, which of course I’m not at all … Mustafa Suleyman: [Chuckle] Not at all. Lauren Goode: Not Gideon. Gideon Lichfield: I might say …
Grimes Wants to Be Less Famous (and Replaced by AI)
Gideon: I hear you navigating a kind of, I guess, a broad political space. I hear you talking like someone who is part of both left and right political groupings. …
It’s Time to Rethink Digital Ownership
Lauren: I do see what you’re saying, and it plays into this rather trippy idea, which is this idea of like, it turns out we own nothing. Gideon: Mmm. Lauren: …
The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)
Gideon Lichfield: OK, but let me play the synthetic biology devil’s advocate for a second. Lauren Goode: OK, OK. Gideon Lichfield: When you have kids, you are throwing the genetic …
To Understand the Human Brain, Give an Octopus MDMA
Gideon Lichfield: I’m sure it will be if it isn’t already. No, totally, I think we’re gonna get a hydroponic organic psilocybin encased in artisanal, ethically sourced chocolate harvested from …