John Lanchester

John Lanchester, a contributing editor at the London Review of Books and an author known for his insights on literature and finance, dives into the complexities of the AI financial bubble. He explores historical parallels with past economic bubbles and critiques the accuracy of the term 'artificial intelligence.' Lanchester discusses how AI firms might monopolize markets like Amazon did, and he raises concerns about the ethical implications and real harms of large language models. The conversation paints a vivid picture of what the future might hold as technology evolves.