Siliconsciousness: The King Kong v. Godzilla of A-holes and Other Big Stories of AI

About this episode

Mat Honan joins David Rothkopf to discuss the legal battle between Sam Altman and Elon Musk, along with significant developments in the AI industry.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in court, but beyond the high-profile legal drama, a wave of industry-shifting stories is unfolding. Mat Honan, Editor-in-Chief of MIT Technology Review, joins David Rothkopf to explore the week's key headlines—including the era of AI malaise, China’s strategic pivot toward open-source models, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rothkopf

Guest: Mat Honan

Topics covered

• AI legal drama
• industry-shifting stories
• AI malaise
• China open-source models
• technology news

Keywords

• AI
• Sam Altman
• Elon Musk
• legal battle
• MIT Technology Review
• China
• open-source
• technology news

Sponsors

TRG Advisory Services, LLC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT Technology Review, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Department of Justice

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