EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 59 MIN
#533 William Barney - AI: Iceland at a crossroads
from Ein Pæling · host Thorarinn Hjartarson
Þórarinn speaks with William Barney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Asian Century Equity.William has extensive experience in the telecom and technology industries and has been awarded CEO of the Year by Telecom Asia.He is now working in cooperation with the Icelandic tech industry, focusing especially on data-center companies such as Borealis.This conversation focuses on the AI race and how Iceland can position itself at the current moment. They discuss what changes might happen over the next couple of years, connectivity to Iceland, data centers, global politics, social media, access to information, and the impact on the labour market.- Will AI destroy social media?- Is AI a bubble?- Why Iceland?
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Þórarinn speaks with William Barney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Asian Century Equity.William has extensive experience in the telecom and technology industries and has been awarded CEO of the Year by Telecom Asia.He is now working in cooperation with the Icelandic tech industry, focusing especially on data-center companies such as Borealis.This conversation focuses on the AI race and how Iceland can position itself at the current moment. They discuss what changes might happen over the next couple of years, connectivity to Iceland, data centers, global politics, social media, access to information, and the impact on the labour market.- Will AI destroy social media?- Is AI a bubble?- Why Iceland?
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