EP162: Is T&T future ready for AI? | Will companies use AI? | The pope has a lot to say about AI

The hosts dive into the Trinidad and Tobago government's new Future-Ready AI programme, questioning if the nation is actually ready for a digital revolution while basic infrastructure still struggles. They ponder whether teaching AI to a population still grappling with dry taps is a stroke of genius or just high-tech window dressing for deep-seated problems.Articles: https://www.ttt.live/government-rolls-out-future-ready-tt-ai-programme/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPLwrxDTD-s&t=93sThe hosts discuss the rollout of the Caribbean's first large-scale AI infrastructure in Trinidad, questioning if the region is truly prepared to maintain such advanced technology. They weigh the potential for economic growth against the reality of integrating high-tech solutions into a landscape that still faces basic developmental hurdles.Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/ai-infrastructure-has-arrived-in-the-caribbean-6.2.2594314.f68f04a7daSo, the Pope just dropped a massive encyclical on AI, basically calling it the new industrial revolution and warning that we can't let Silicon Valley "de-humanize" us for the sake of profit or war. It's a bold move, especially bringing an Anthropic co-founder on stage to argue that technology needs a soul—or at least some serious ethical guardrails—before it decides our future for us.Articles: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-ai.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DYxo9lwlfSY/?igsh=MXFqc2locHhoZHF5dA%3D%3D&img_index=9