#29: The Future Starts Now: Interview with Theo Priestley and Bronwyn Williams

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On Episode #29 of the Book Talk Today podcast we're joined by Theo Priestley and Bronwyn Williams. Theo is a globally recognised futurist. He has delivered keynotes internationally and articles have been featured in Forbes and Wired to name a few. Brownyn is a leading futurist and trend analyst. She has presented and consulted to businesses and governments across Africa. 👌📚

We discussed their book ‘The Future Starts Now’, AI and the future of technology and how we will live alongside it. 📚

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:16 - What was the intention with writing this book?

7:32 - A change from a Utopian to Dystopian view of the future.

6:16 - The issues surrounding privacy.

22:03 - The negative conversations surrounding rise in AI.

31:14 - Deriving meaning from AI.

33:49 - Elitism surrounding the AI discussion.

39:17 - There's no future thinking beyond the next term.

42:34 - The issue of replicating human systems interplanetary.

48:52 - Agressor vs. Victim mindset.

49:46 - The Luddite's view of technology.

56:57 - The importance of the 'long-now'.

1:01:50 - Outro

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