Reid Hoffman, tech billionaire: AI job revolution
From The Interview by BBC World Service
June 2, 2026 · 23 min
About this episode
Amol Rajan interviews tech billionaire Reid Hoffman about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
Amol Rajan speaks to tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, about why he thinks artificial intelligence could transform the future of work. Reid Hoffman is best known for co-founding LinkedIn, the largest professional networking platform in the world, and revolutionising the world of work. He wants to do it again with a rapid adoption of AI in the workplace in a way he says is safe and ethical. As one of the world’s richest men he also gives his thoughts on tech billionaires and his former relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thank you to the Radical with Amol Rajan team for its help in making this programme. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with entrepreneur Emma Grede, CEO of Otter.ai Sam Liang, and First Lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Cordelia Hemming Editor: Farhana Haider Get in touch with us on email…
People in this episode
Host: Amol Rajan
Guest: Reid Hoffman
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- future of work
- tech billionaires
- ethics in technology
- workplace transformation
Keywords
- Reid Hoffman
- artificial intelligence
- future of work
- tech billionaires
- ethics
- workplace
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Organizations: LinkedIn, Radical with Amol Rajan, BBC World Service
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