The rapid evolution of AI models, dubbed 'AI years', requiring constant retraining is highlighted as a challenge and key topic.
A core theme is how rapid technological advances like the internet and smartphones are disrupting traditional cultures and necessitating new adapted systems.
The systemic impacts of major technological breakthroughs like AI on industries and incumbents are explored.
Advances in RNA technology for pesticides and the rise of digital currencies both represent technological shifts.
The podcast episodes highlight various aspects of the rapid technological change transforming our world, from the potential of new agricultural technologies and the rise of digital currencies to the challenges and implications of advancing AI models.
The episodes explore how these technological shifts are disrupting traditional cultural and social structures, and the need to thoughtfully adapt and innovate in response.
The topics discussed in the episodes reflect the diverse and far-reaching impacts of Technological Change, touching on areas like environmental sustainability, economic productivity, human psychology, and the future of work.