Coming soon: How will technology shape the world in 2025?
Jan 7, 2025
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Discover what the tech landscape might look like in 2025. Dive into the anticipated advancements in generative AI and its implications. Explore how political figures like Donald Trump and influencers such as Elon Musk could sway Silicon Valley. Examine the regulatory landscape of Big Tech in Europe and the emergence of China as a formidable tech player. Expect insights from industry leaders that illuminate crucial developments shaping our digital future.
The podcast emphasizes the critical role of generative AI in shaping future technological advancements and competitive dynamics in Silicon Valley.
It explores how political influences, particularly from figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, may redefine regulations and interactions within the tech industry.
Deep dives
The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Tech Regulation
The podcast discusses the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and the significant shifts expected in Silicon Valley. It highlights the potential for new regulations on big tech, which may arise in response to growing concerns about privacy, data security, and market monopolies. The conversation includes insights into how these regulations could shape innovation and competition in the tech industry. Expert reports on AI's geopolitical implications emphasize the race among nations to lead in AI technology development and its broader societal impacts.
Political Influence on the Tech Sector
The podcast examines the potential impact of political figures like Donald Trump on the future of big tech companies. Discussions focus on how Trump's return could influence regulatory approaches and relationships within the technology sector, particularly regarding social media and misinformation. The anticipated dynamics between tech giants and political leaders underscore the importance of understanding this interaction as politics and technology become increasingly intertwined. Elon Musk’s role in shaping tech discussions also features prominently, hinting at the implications of leadership styles in driving technological advancements.
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Exploring the Future of Technology: Key Themes for 2025
In a new season of Tech Tonic, the FT’s technology editor Murad Ahmed asks some of the big questions likely to shape the tech world in 2025, with the help of big names from the tech industry and the FT’s expert reporters and columnists. We’ll hear about the AI industry’s plans for the next generation of tools powered by generative AI, and how Donald Trump’s presidency - and Elon Musk - might influence Silicon Valley. Plus, stories of Big Tech regulation in Brussels and China’s rise as a tech power.
This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Murad Ahmed, and produced by Persis Love. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner, Samantha Giovinco and Joseph Enrick Salcedo, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.