Episode 10: The AI Risks We’re Not Ready For

In this episode, Holly and Ewan deliberately shift tone to explore the risks, power dynamics, and uncomfortable questions surrounding AI, from superintelligence fears to geopolitics, cyber warfare, and who really controls the technology shaping our lives.Ewan opens with a stark provocation from the book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, which argues that the creation of superintelligent AI could represent an existential threat to humanity. Holly discusses the concentration of power in the hands of unelected tech leaders and questions how democratic oversight can exist when AI systems increasingly influence behaviour, economies, and national security. Together, they explore why sovereign AI, sovereign cloud, and even sovereign chips are becoming national priorities, from Australia to the Gulf to Europe.This is the 10th episode marking the end of Season 1. Thank you so much for listening and standby for Season 2!