What If the AI Revolution Isn’t Real?

25 January 2026 · 19m

The Rest Is Politics

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Is AI a revolution, or just another slow-moving general technology? Are we mistaking hype for inevitability? And, can a technology this unreliable really reshape civilisation?

Rory Stewart and Matt Clifford are joined by award winning computer scientist, Arvind Narayanan.

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