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Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View

How will the future unfold? What is the impact of AI and other exponential technologies on business & society? Join Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View, on his quest to demistify the era of exponential change.

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62:21

Mapping AI’s Societal Impact

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/04/14

AI is not just code and algorithms. It’s an industry built on a global network of resource extraction, human labor, and data collection. Kate Crawford, senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research and research professor of communication and science and technology studies at USC Annenberg, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the far-reaching impacts of AI and to consider the urgent case for proper governance and regulation of the industry.

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49:17

Making Quantum Computers a Commercial Reality

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/04/07

IonQ is the first company solely focused on quantum computing to go public, with its quantum computers accessible via the cloud today. The company’s co-founder/chief scientist Chris Monroe and president/CEO Peter Chapman join Azeem Azhar to explore how they turned cutting-edge research into a scalable product. They also discuss the engineering challenges that remain before quantum systems not only surpass the fastest supercomputers, but also become widely available.

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50:24

Bitcoin and the Future of Decentralized Finance

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/03/31

Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the potential and politics of cryptocurrencies: from the ideological origins of Bitcoin to the new wave of decentralized financial products that could disrupt traditional finance.

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48:03

The Evolution of Teamwork (with Atlassian CEO Scott...

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/03/24

Atlassian, the enterprise software innovator, is helping to drive disruption across the world of work. Co-founder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar joins Azeem Azhar to explain how, during a global pandemic, they nearly doubled the size of their workforce, why the workplace will never be the same after Covid-19, and what the implications are for companies and employees who increasingly operate remotely, asynchronously, and in flatter hierarchies.

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41:38

The Architects of AI

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/03/17

Cade Metz, technology correspondent at The New York Times, joins Azeem Azhar to discuss his new book Genius Makers. In it, he tells the story of the pioneers who brought AI out of academic labs, sparking a Big Tech arms race and transforming our everyday lives.

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38:24

Universities and the Innovation Landscape

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/03/10

What are universities for? Are they an elite pipeline for elite jobs, or can they meet the needs of societies transforming amid technological advances? Azeem Azhar explores the role of higher education in research, innovation, and progress with Geraint Rees, Dean of Faculty of Life Sciences at University College London and a leader of their AI strategy.

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45:32

Engineering a Driverless Future

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/03/03

Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of the self-driving technology startup Aurora, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the state-of-play of self-driving technology, the criticisms the tech must address, and the huge challenges to be overcome before we trust a computer to drive our kids to school.

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51:28

Fixing the Social Media Crisis

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/02/24

Social networks polarize communities and spread misinformation. Professor Sinan Aral, director of MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy and author of The Hype Machine, joins Azeem Azhar to explore what makes these networks so powerful and how we can engineer our way to a healthier online ecosystem.

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43:54

Investing in Deep Tech for an Abundant Future

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/02/17

Could deep tech bring about an age of abundance? Matt Ocko, co-founder and managing partner of Data Collective Venture Capital, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the art of investing in startups that aim to transform entire industries with radically cheaper, cleaner products.

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51:38

From Insurance Giant to Tech Platform: The Story of...

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/02/10

From an insurance giant to an incubator of cutting-edge tech companies, Ping An’s evolution is impressive and unique. Chief Innovation Officer Jonathan Larsen joins Azeem Azhar to explore how the China-based holding conglomerate has managed such agility at immense scale.

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50:59

Building A Quantum Computer with Light

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/02/03

“Quantum computing is to conventional computing what a warp drive is to a bicycle,” says Jeremy O’Brien, CEO of PsiQuantum. He joins Azeem Azhar to explore the exponential advantage quantum computing will bring to problems across science and industry, and how he’s using photonics to build the first productive quantum computer.

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48:41

Bringing DARPA’s Innovation to Health

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/01/27

Regina Dugan, CEO of new biomedical non-profit Wellcome Leap and former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the U.S., joins Azeem Azhar to explore how she approaches delivering breakthrough technologies and why she has now set her sights on global health.

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29:04

Big Tech and a Decade of Antitrust with Cory Doctorow

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2021/01/06

Cory Doctorow, award-winning author, technologist, and founder joins Azeem Azhar to explore the power of big tech monopolies and how a future wave of antitrust lawsuits could unleash innovation across the sector.

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28:20

Learning from 2020: Azeem’s Takeaways

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/12/30

Azeem Azhar reflects on how Covid-19 has affected technology and our lives in 2020 and why the effects of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come.

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30:19

Applying the Pandemic Mindset to Climate Change with...

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/12/23

Cory Doctorow, award winning author, technologist, and founder, joins Azeem Azhar to explore how we can harness massive collective action and exponential technologies to mitigate climate change.

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49:27

Making Venture Capital Work for Entrepreneurs

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/12/16

Leila Rastegar Zegna, general partner and co-founder of Kindred Capital, joins Azeem Azhar to explore a new model for venture capital, where startup founders become partners in the fund. This new approach aims to align incentives for entrepreneurs and investors, in order to build a healthier innovation community.

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44:01

IKEA: Making a $40 Billion Company Climate Positive

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/12/09

Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, joins Azeem Azhar to explore IKEA’s goal to be a net reducer of carbon emissions by 2030 – while still growing its business.

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44:45

China’s Technology Transformation with Kai-Fu Lee

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/12/02

Kai-Fu Lee, AI pioneer and investor, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the evolution of China’s vibrant tech sector, the rise of consumer-facing robots, the consequences for labor, and the future of educational technologies.

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39:16

Materials Built by Microbes: A Revolution in...

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/11/25

Zymergen CEO Joshua Hoffman joins Azeem Azhar to explore how cutting-edge bioengineering, robotics, and machine learning are helping create a new generation of high-performance, environmentally sustainable materials for the 21st Century.

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48:14

Silicon Valley Needs a Shakedown with Chamath...

Azeem Azhar"s Exponential View ·

2020/11/18

Investor Chamath Palihapitiya joins Azeem Azhar to explore the dysfunctional relationship between capital and companies, why he loves a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), and why he’s championing a new wave of climate change innovators. Note: Portions of the conversation that had been removed in an earlier version of this episode have been reinstated for greater clarity.

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