A dystopian report has many investors scared. Coastal intelligence threatens to become so smart that it functions independently and can make people redundant. There are already warnings of a global “intelligence crisis”; for mass layoffs, a middle class debt crisis and growing inequality. Maarten and Marike want to know: is such an apocalypse conceivable or greatly exaggerated?
That’s why they delve into economic history in this episode. How have people and economies adapted to new technologies in the past? What exactly will change with the arrival of AI agents that can independently complete assignments? Can these agents be seen as labor or as capital – or can AI agents soon even be called legal entities or independent companies? And will such a technological revolution lead to more democratization, or are large tech companies the only ones who benefit from it?
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- Presentation:
- Marike Stellinga & Maarten Schinkel
- Editing & editing:
- Jeanne Geerken
- Mixing:
- Audio chief
- Music:
- Rufus van Baardwijk
- Photography:
- Folkert Koelewijn
- Artwork:
- Yannick Mortier
