309. Why we’re wasting our time predicting the future of AI
About this episode
Dr Laura Gilbert discusses the challenges of predicting AI's future and advocates for a National Open Source AI Lab.
Is it possible for us to shape how AI is used rather than have tech firms decide for us? Should the UK government be looking to create our own ChatGPT? Or would open source AI be better for public services? How do we make sure we don’t hand over all our valuable NHS data to a US tech firm? Dr Laura Gilbert CBE – senior director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change talks to Steph about why we should stop asking experts to predict the future of AI because they’re rubbish at it. She also argues for a National Open Source AI Lab. Plus, how she saved the government £40 million pounds in half an hour when she was a civil servant. The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain’s smart energy pioneer. Email: therestismoney@goalhanger.com X: @TheRestIsMoney…
People in this episode
Host: Steph
Guest: Dr Laura Gilbert CBE
Topics covered
- AI predictions
- government policy
- open source AI
- NHS data privacy
- public services
Keywords
- AI
- government
- open source
- NHS
- data privacy
- ChatGPT
- public services
- predictions
Sponsors
Octopus Energy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, NHS, UK government, ChatGPT
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