Consensus Conversations: What the AI Explosion Means for Data Privacy
A Consensus 2023 panel with Edward Snowden and Ben Goertzel.
ABOUT
A former U.S. defense contractor, whistleblower and activist weighs in on the surveillance implications of recent advancements in artificial intelligence in conversation with a cognitive scientist working to democratize AI development.
David Z. Morris, chief insights columnist of CoinDesk, moderates alongside panelists:
- Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET
- Edward Snowden, president of Freedom of the Press Foundation
This episode is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and edited by Ryan Huntington, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Cover image by Kevin Ross and the theme song is "Get Down" by Elision.
HOST
CoinDesk is the world leader in news, prices and information on bitcoin and other digital currencies.
We cover news and analysis on the trends, price movements, technologies, companies and people in the bitcoin and digital currency world.

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