Mike Higgins

AI threatens to transform the world. We asked six experts to weigh in on the big questions of regulation, the ‘AI race’, safety and much more. Also, China’s ‘double pivot’ towards global pre-eminence and what might happen if Trump rejects the results of the US midterm elections.

Sebastian Mallaby, the author of a recent book on Google DeepMind, tells Mike Higgins about the urgent need for regulation, why Europe will have to follow the United States’ lead and the way to talk to China about the technology’s safety issues. Listen also to the full podcast of their conversation.

The shock waves from the war in Iran are spreading beyond the Gulf. We count the rising cost, and ask how a lasting peace might be negotiated. Also, Lawrence Freedman recalls his years at Chatham House and a bold proposal for Europe’s new role in the world.