How to Save the Internet: A Conversation with Sir Nick Clegg, Former UK Deputy Prime Minister

October 16th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Sir Nick Clegg is the former UK Deputy Prime Minister (2010-2015) and former President, Global Affairs at Meta (2018-2025). Prior to being elected to the UK Parliament in 2005, he worked in the European Commission and served for five years as a member of the European Parliament. He became leader…
16-10-2025 11:07:11
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Making AI Safe: The Race to Control Humanity’s Most Important Invention.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In these conversations, I spoke with three of the world’s foremost thinkers on AI safety, risk & governance —Clark Barrett (Professor of Computer Science at Stanford and Co-Director of the Stanford Center for AI Safety), Nick Bostrom (Founder of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University and the Macrostrategy…
17-09-2025 19:36:47
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A Conversation with the Inventor of the Microprocessor, Federico Faggin, on Quantum Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence & Consciousness.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Federico Faggin invented the technology which made the microprocessor possible His semiconductor memory technology was adopted by Intel, and the microprocessor revolution began. Federico went on to found a number of businesses- and was additionally responsible for the technology that makes the touchpads and touchscreens on our modern day devices…
17-09-2025 19:41:09
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A Conversation with Perplexity Founder & CEO, Aravind Srinivas

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, an AI powered answer engine that is transforming the world of search by answering questions conversationally. Perplexity extracts data from lakes including the web, images and video, before applying LLM’s to produce incredibly natural answers to questions, with…
17-09-2025 19:59:25
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A Conversation with the Dean of Stanford School of Medicine, Dr. Lloyd B. Minor.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Dr. Lloyd B. Minor, Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine & Co-Lead of Stanford Health, a $13 billion-dollar health enterprise comprising Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care & Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. We discuss how AI, computing and synthetic biology are transforming…
17-09-2025 20:09:04
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Will Human Intelligence & Digital Technology Coevolve? A Conversation with W. Russell Neuman, One of the World’s Foremost Experts on Technology & Society.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Professor W. Russell Neuman, one of the world’s foremost experts on the relationship of technology and society. He was one of the founding faculty of the MIT Media Laboratory and served as Senior Policy Analyst in the White House (Office of Science & Technology…
17-09-2025 20:12:02
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence, A Conversation with Mo Gawdat, Author of Scary Smart.

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Artificial intelligence is smarter than humans. It can process information at lightning speed and remain focused on specific tasks without distraction. AI can see into the future, predicting outcomes and even use sensors to see around physical and virtual corners. So why does AI frequently get it so wrong? The…
04-10-2025 15:56:29
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The Age of AI and Our Human Future: A Conversation with Dan Huttenlocher, Dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
AI is transforming society. Not since the Age of Reason have we re-envisioned our approach to economics, order, security, and even knowledge itself. Now, the Age of AI is changing nearly everything about how we navigate the world- and what it means to be human. Daniel Huttenlocher is the inaugural…
04-10-2025 15:59:19
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Creating Digital People – A Conversation with Dr. Mark Sagar, Co-Founder of Soul Machines

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Double Academy Award winner Dr. Mark Sagar is the CEO and co-founder of Soul Machines – the world leader in humanizing AI to create astonishing Digital People. Driven by deep research into neuroscience, psychology and cognitive science- they create autonomous, hyper realistic, digital characters with whom we can interact like…
04-10-2025 16:12:19
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A Conversation With Steve Jurvetson, One of the World’s Most Successful Venture Capitalists & Investors.

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Steve Jurvetson is the Co-Founder of Future Ventures. He is an early-stage venture capitalist with a focus on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. Steve was the early VC investor in SpaceX, Tesla, Planet, Memphis Meats, Hotmail, D-Wave, The Boring Company, Zoox…
04-10-2025 16:13:00
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A Conversation with Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Co-Founder of the Open Data Institute

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt is one of the world's foremost computer scientists. He is chairman of the Open Data Institute which he co-founded with Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and was one of the originators of the interdisciplinary field of web science. He is…
04-10-2025 16:20:18
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