This episode of This Week in Tech covers the US court ruling that Google will not be broken up but must open its ad exchange to rivals, alongside a judge’s rejection of TikTok’s $400 million privacy settlement. The hosts discuss a near-miss incident where an AI hallucination almost led to a US military confrontation with a Chinese vessel, highlighting the dangers of AI in defense. They also explore the "AI doom" discourse, the effective altruism movement, and the need for nuanced governance rather than binary thinking. Finally, the panel examines the rapid pace of technological change versu…
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