The Gulf Between AI Progress and Political Understanding (with Dex Hunter-Torricke)
About this episode
Dex Hunter-Torricke discusses the need for broader political planning in AI governance beyond technical solutions.
Dex Hunter-Torricke is founder of the Centre for Tomorrow. He joins the podcast to discuss why AI governance needs to move beyond technical fixes. The conversation covers how AI companies make decisions, why policymakers often misunderstand agents and economic change, and how automation could reshape jobs, welfare, taxation, and global trade. Dex argues that societies need broader political planning before a crisis drives rushed choices. LINKS: Dex Hunter-Torricke Website Center for Tomorrow Website CHAPTERS: (00:00) Episode Preview (01:09) Dex's technology journey (08:22) Broken AI governance (18:00) Big tech blindspots (27:36) Employee power shifts (37:18) Global views and UBI (48:17) Power and displacement (01:00:54) Reasons for optimism PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org Twitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org Twitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/ Apple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP
More episodes of Future of Life Institute Podcast
- Why AI Evaluations Are Broken and How to Fix Them (with David Manheim)
- How AI Is Replacing Children's Ability to Think (with Randi Weingarten)
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Future of Life Institute Podcast podcast page.