Why We Get AI Completely Wrong - According To Experts

Four experts, four different reasons not to panic about AI.

Dr Julia Shaw argues that the risks we focus on, like "AI psychosis", are vanishingly rare, and that free access to a listening ear at 3am has probably saved more lives than it's harmed. Psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton agrees AI has a role in mental health, but only as a guide toward proper, qualified human help. Film director Mike Figgis isn't worried about AI's creative output: as far as he's concerned, it's about as clever as Hollywood, which isn't saying much. And media commentator Richard Welsh reframes AI entirely, not as something alien, but as our own collective intelligence, repackaged. From the StoryCo episodes featuring Dr Julia Shaw, Kathleen Saxton, Mike Figgis and Richard Welsh.

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