The Light in the Darkness

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

The Light in the Darkness follows a fictional family as their world is torn apart. The characters are based on multiple real people which died in the Holocaust. Luke Bernard, an independent game developer, says he just wanted to make this game all his life. He created and entirely funded the game, which he is giving away for free.

Geoffrey Hinton, a legend of artificial-intelligence research, wants to be able to speak his mind about the technology’s risks. We ask whether those steeped in a field are best-placed to judge it. It has long been clear Ukraine needs more fighter jets; we look at the ones it may get at last. And the first video game about the Holocaust.

For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer