AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI

About this episode

Brad Smith discusses the implications of AI governance with former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Brad Smith sits down with former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss what some are calling the “Mythos Moment” for AI. They explore how leaders can respond as technology moves faster than the systems designed to govern it.

People in this episode

Host: Brad Smith

Guest: Rishi Sunak

Topics covered

• AI
• government
• technology
• leadership
• policy

Keywords

• AI
• Mythos Moment
• Rishi Sunak
• governance
• technology
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft

Places: UK

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