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Is the future of AI physical?
Ian Explains

Is the future of AI physical?

The next leap in artificial intelligence is physical. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down how robots and autonomous machines will transform daily life, if we can manage the risks that come with them.

The Meta logo, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken on Jan. 27, 2025. ​
GZERO AI

Meta’s next AI goal: building robots

Meta has already become a leading player in artificial intelligence with its open-source Llama models and its Ray-Ban co-branded smart glasses, but now it has its sights set on something even more futuristic: robots.

​An AI-generated image of swarming drones.
GZERO AI

Robots are coming to a battlefield near you

Artificial intelligence promises to modernize everything from education to military maneuvers. But if superpowers engage in an AI arms race, where will it end?

Emotional AI: More harm than good?
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Emotional AI: More harm than good?

Generative AI mimics human-generated text, images, and video, and it's got huge implications for geopolitics, economics, and security. But that's not all - emotionally intelligent AI is on the rise. And sometimes the results are ugly. Take the mental health nonprofit, KOKO, which used an AI chatbot to support counselors advising 4,000 people who were seeking counseling. The catch: The patients didn't know that a bot was generating the advice they were receiving. While users initially rated the bot-generated responses highly, the therapy lost its effectiveness once the patients were informed that they'd be talking to a fancy calculator.

How robots will change the job market: Kai-Fu Lee predicts
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How robots will change the job market: Kai-Fu Lee predicts

How will artificial intelligence change the world and especially the job market by 2041? AI scientist Kai-Fu Lee just wrote a book about precisely that, and he predicts it'll shake up almost every major industry. AI will be most disruptive to many so-called "routine" occupations, but we may minimize the damage by shifting "empathetic" workers to other jobs.

Ian Bremmer explains: Should we worry about AI?
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Ian Bremmer explains: Should we worry about AI?

Many of us learned about the dangers of artificial intelligence thanks to Stanley Kubrick. Today, AI is doing a lot to improve our lives, but the peril remains. Ian Bremmer expects it to help with many things, especially healthcare, yet also to displace a lot of low-skilled workers in the near future. What's more, brace for AI's impact on deepfakes, misinformation, autonomous weapons systems, and surveillance of ethnic minorities.

Artificial intelligence from Ancient Greece to 2021
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Artificial intelligence from Ancient Greece to 2021

Did you know artificial intelligence was first conceptualized in Ancient Greece? That some of its early uses didn't work out? What did the first successful AI actually do? Today, even Alexa and Sophia are still no match for the human brain, but that'll likely change very soon.

Is a robot coming for your job? Kai-Fu Lee explains AI
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is a robot coming for your job? Kai-Fu Lee explains AI

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and very soon it'll go beyond medical breakthroughs and the algorithms that control your social newsfeeds. Will AI become the biggest technological disrupter since the Industrial Revolution, replacing many workers with robots? In this week's show, Ian Bremmer discusses the future of AI with AI scientist Kai-fu Lee, who's just come out with a book about what our AI-driven world may look like 20 years from now.

El Salvador’s risky move to Bitcoin; future of Singapore patrol robots
Cyber in 60 Seconds

El Salvador’s risky move to Bitcoin; future of Singapore patrol robots

El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Is this a risky move? Singapore starts trialing patrol robots to deter bad social behavior. Will robots be used for law enforcement soon? Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace.

Tech initiatives to have machines, not people, cleaning sewers in India
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Tech initiatives to have machines, not people, cleaning sewers in India