Josh Tyrangiel: AI, What is it Good For? Absolutely Something (Say It Again)
About this episode
John Heilemann interviews Josh Tyrangiel about the implications of AI and his new book on its positive uses.
John welcomes former Bloomberg Businessweek editor and current Atlantic staff writer Josh Tyrangiel to discuss his new book, “AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter.” Tyrangiel, who until recently wrote a column on AI for The Washington Post, weighs in on the verdict against Elon Musk in his $150 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI; why the wannabe kings of the AI industry are less interesting than the question of what—today and in the future—AI is actually good for; and why, despite enraging both the left and parts of the military establishment, Palantir isn’t so bad, after all. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: John Heilemann
Guest: Josh Tyrangiel
Topics covered
- AI
- technology
- ethics
- business
- politics
- media
Keywords
- AI for Good
- Josh Tyrangiel
- Elon Musk
- Sam Altman
- OpenAI
- Palantir
- technology ethics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, OpenAI, Palantir
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