Is Big Tech Shaping The Future Of AI? | Wendell Wallach

Is Big Tech Shaping The Future Of AI? | Wendell Wallach

From Agentic by George Bandarian

February 27, 2025 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 12

About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of Big Tech on AI policy and ethics with expert Wendell Wallach.

As AI races forward, one question looms large—who decides what’s right and wrong?Behind the breakthroughs and multi billion-dollar valuations, a power struggle is unfolding. Big Tech is quietly shaping AI policy in the shadows, and governments are stuck playing catch-up. In this episode, I speak with Wendell Wallach, a foremost expert on AI ethics and governance, to break down the challenges and power dynamics steering the course of AI.Co-author of Moral Machines and a key figure at Yale and Carnegie Council, Wendell has spent decades thinking about how to align AI with human values.We cover: • why rogue superintelligence isn’t the biggest threat • how Big Tech is quietly shaping AI policies • AGI vs. ASI: When AI starts making its own rulesConnect with us here: 1. Wendell Wallach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendell-wallach-246ba69/2. George Bandarian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgebandarian/3. Untapped Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/untappedventures00:00 Trailer00:55 Introduction01:59 AI uplifting humanity04:09 Moral machines09:58 Big tech oligopoly16:00 Cold War18:59 AI will take over the world?29:57 Nefarious purposes34:32 Trade-offs and safeguards38:11 Data…

People in this episode

Host: George Bandarian

Guest: Wendell Wallach

Topics covered

  • AI ethics
  • Big Tech
  • AI policy
  • human values
  • power dynamics
  • AGI vs ASI

Keywords

  • AI
  • Big Tech
  • ethics
  • governance
  • Moral Machines
  • AGI
  • ASI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale, Carnegie Council

Books & works: Moral Machines

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