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Apr 2025
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AI AND INEQUALITY: Will AI exacerbate in...

THE INEQUALITY PODCAST
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Do you think Artificial Intelligence (AI) will exacerbate inequality or will it help in tackling it?


In this episode Nafkote and Grazielle hosts Nobel Prize winner and MIT professor Simon Johnson as they dive deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its effect on inequality. From the promises of AI to its potential challenges, Simon discusses the risks of increasing inequality and the difficulties to ensuring AI benefits everyone, not just the rich. He also explores the environmental implications of AI and the importance of designing technology with intended consequences.


Tune in to hear about the critical questions surrounding AI, worker displacement, Universal Basic Income, and the role of governments and civil society in shaping the future of AI. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and inequality.


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