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AI empires are here - what are they after? With Nick Srnicek

AI empires are here - what are they after? With Nick Srnicek

Update: 2025-07-18
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What are the motivations of artificial intelligence CEO's, people like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Sam Altman? What kind of ideologies are animating Silicon Valley? Why are AI companies, such as Palantir, suddenly signing huge military contracts with the Pentagon?

I addressed all of these questions to Nick Srnicek, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London and author of Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future.

Check out the full conversation on what our AI future holds here!

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AI empires are here - what are they after? With Nick Srnicek

AI empires are here - what are they after? With Nick Srnicek