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<p>We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age. </p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 15, 2025
John Thornhill examines how drones, robots, and AI systems are revolutionizing warfare in Ukraine and Gaza, and how start-ups are disrupting the defense industry.
February 18, 2025
<p>The biggest companies in tech are fighting to be the leader in generative AI - even as the path to profitability for the technology remains unclear. So what’s the long game for companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Meta? And what does the rise of Chinese start-up DeepSeek mean for AI companies with massive valuations?</p><br><p>In the second episode in our series on the business of AI, the FT’s AI editor Madhumita Murgia speaks with FT technology reporter Cristina Criddle as well as Vahap Can, an instructor on a prompt engineering course at Capital City College, Anton Korinek, a professor in the department of economics at the University of Virginia, and Alex Chalmers, a writer, researcher and former investor.</p><br><p><strong>Free to read:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/43023LF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DeepSeek’s ‘aha moment’ creates new way to build powerful AI with less money</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4b0Fzw7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liang Wenfeng, the DeepSeek founder panicking the tech world</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4hRYPOw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI targets 1bn users in next phase of growth</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Eykih4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta sticks with big bet on AI even after DeepSeek shook markets</a></p><br><p>This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Madhumita Murgia, and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner, Samantha Giovinco and Joe Salcedo, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b1e6d069-001f-4b7f-b69b-84b073157c77" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
February 11, 2025
<p>Is generative AI over-valued? At the heart of the generative AI boom has been the premise that a ‘killer app’ for AI will make investors a return on their capital. But it’s unclear how those use cases will actually make money for businesses that deploy them. Plus - is the problem a lack of AI take-up among employees? We hear from Jim Covello, head of global equity research at Goldman Sachs and George Lee, co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute for a debate about the investment case for AI; Victor Riparbelli, chief executive of AI video start-up Synthesia, Amjad Masad, chief executive of coding start-up Replit, and Claudia Harris<strong>,</strong> chief executive at tech training company Makers.</p><br><p><strong>Free to read:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3EwC58h" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK artificial intelligence start-up Synthesia hits $2bn valuation</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Qc48g0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI-powered coding pulls in almost $1bn of funding to claim ‘killer app’ status</a></p><br><p>This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Madhumita Murgia, and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner, Samantha Giovinco and Joe Salcedo, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/258bfa07-f43c-459c-82f1-ea61235d73bb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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