Ep:#96 Will AI help us build a better world—or destroy it, with Joe Fennell 🤖

For most of us, AI became an everyday reality when ChatGPT hit the scene in November 2022. But Joe Fennell, my guest on this week’s TIE Unearthed podcast, has been wrestling with AI’s challenges and opportunities long before that. In today's episode we dive deep into AI ethics, exploring questions like: Can AI be a force for good? How do we prevent it from widening global inequalities? And what guardrails are crucial to keep our world safe? Joe’s journey began when he realised that AI was going to transform the future—he even changed career plans from law to philosophy of AI and ethics. Now, he’s just graduated from the University of Cambridge’s first-ever Mphil cohort studying the 'Ethics of AI, Data, and Algorithms.' We talk about everything from AI's role in global power dynamics, to fuzzy robots helping kids learn, and even how AI might reshape healthcare. Plus, we dig into Joe's work with the UN Mission in Kosovo, using AI to empower young people and keep them safe from scams and threats in the digital world. This is one of the most thought-provoking conversations I’ve had. If you're curious about how AI can be used as a social catalyst, how it might impact society at large—or what you should specifically be worried about—this episode is for you. 🎧 Tune in now to Episode 96 of TIE Unearthed. If you’d like to get in touch with Joe, you can find him here [email protected] or here joefennell.com 👉 Don’t forget to share your thoughts on the episode, leave a review, and subscribe! If you'd like to stay updated on future episodes and other inspiring stories from TIE, join our newsletter ⁠⁠[here⁠⁠]. If you would like to order Return on Humanity: Leadership lessons from all corners of the earth, you can do that [⁠⁠here⁠⁠.]