Ezra Chapman #Curious

What happens when the people closest to technology start warning that AI is moving faster than society can safely absorb? In this conversation, Julian Lighton draws on decades in Silicon Valley to explain why advanced AI may be far more dangerous than most leaders realise, why infrastructure and institutions are not ready, and why the real business case behind the current race is often far weaker...

What happens when the future of AI depends less on bigger models and more on rebuilding the hardware underneath them? In this conversation, Anthony Kenyon explores semiconductors, nanoelectronics, and neuromorphic computing, and explains why the next leap in AI may come not from scaling the same architecture forever, but from designing systems that work more like the brain. But this isn’t just a s...

What happens when artificial intelligence stops helping us think and starts quietly doing the thinking for us? In this conversation, Prof. Dr. Michael Gerlich explores cognitive offloading, the convenience trap, and why AI may be changing not just how we work, but how we learn, remember, judge, and stay intellectually sharp. But this isn’t just a story about better tools. It’s about a deeper shift...

What happens when the most important person in AI might also be the one thinking most seriously about how to keep it safe? In this conversation, Sebastian Mallaby, biographer of Demis Hassabis, explores what makes the DeepMind founder so unusual, how he thinks about intelligence, competition, science, and risk, and why his role at the centre of AI may matter more than most people realise. But this...

What happens when artificial intelligence stops being just a tool and starts becoming part of what it means to be human? In this conversation, Steve Fuller explores transhumanism, human AI hybridization, and the philosophical questions that emerge when technology begins to reshape identity, knowledge, work, aging, and the future of the species. But this isn’t just a story about better tools. It’s...

What happens when a handful of companies and countries control the intelligence shaping how the rest of the world learns, works, and governs? In this conversation, Dennis Garde explores sovereign AI, digital colonialism, and why nations may need their own AI infrastructure if they want to protect their data, institutions, and future prosperity. But this isn’t just a story about better tools. It’s...

What happens when the people building and deploying artificial intelligence still do not fully understand where it could lead? In this conversation, Jonathan Kewley, one of Britain’s leading lawyers on AI, explores how companies, governments, and institutions are trying to navigate a technology that is moving faster than the rules designed to contain it. But this isn’t just a story about better to...

What happens when AI stops being just a business tool and starts reshaping trust, power, and the way institutions make decisions? In this conversation, Shefaly Yogendra explores how AI is changing leadership, governance, and human judgment, and why the biggest risks may come not from the technology itself, but from the systems and incentives surrounding it. But this isn’t just a story about better...

What happens when AI stops being just a creative tool and starts becoming the face of entertainment itself? In this conversation, Eline Van der Velden explores what it means to build an AI actor, why Hollywood has reacted so strongly, and how AI could reshape acting, storytelling, and the future of content creation. But this isn’t just a story about better tools. It’s about a deeper shift:🔹 What...

What happens when artificial intelligence enters mental health and starts making decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and care? In this conversation, Dr. Paris Lalousis, AI and mental health expert at King’s College London, explains why psychiatry remains one of the most uncertain areas of medicine, and how AI could begin to change that. But this isn’t just a story about better tools. It’s about...

What if the real threat of AI isn’t that it becomes smarter than us — but that we become softer, lazier, and less willing to think for ourselves? In this deep-dive conversation with Rich Mulholland — entrepreneur, author, global speaker, and sharp thinker on curiosity, relevance, and the future of human value — we explore what happens when intelligence becomes abundant, work becomes less necessary...

What if the real danger of AI isn’t super intelligence — but the slow erosion of attention, trust, and human connection? In this deep-dive conversation with Iliana Grosse-Buening — a global leader in AI ethics, digital well-being, and a World Economic Forum speaker — we explore how to keep AI pro-human in a world that increasingly rewards speed, scale, and engagement over flourishing.  While many...

What happens when artificial intelligence starts reshaping careers, companies, and the culture of work itself? In this deep-dive conversation with Julian Lighton — Silicon Valley strategist, executive coach, and former senior leader at some of the world’s largest technology companies — we explore the real impact of AI on the workforce, leadership, and the future of careers. While many believe AI w...

What happens when intelligence becomes the most powerful asset on Earth? In this deep-dive conversation with futurist Alistdair Wilson-Gough, we explore the future of justice, taxation, governance, and human purpose in the age of AI.From robots performing surgical-level dexterity to the collapse of traditional employment models, this episode examines what happens when automation moves from novelty...

What if AI isn’t as intelligent as we think — but still powerful enough to reshape everything? In this deep-dive conversation with tech investor Dan Bowyer, we explore the uncomfortable truth behind the AI gold rush — from overhyped AGI claims to the looming bubble risk no one wants to talk about. Dan openly admits his job is to back extreme founders — the kind willing to run through walls to buil...

What if we could reprogram living matter the same way we program software? In this deep-dive conversation with Professor Thomas Gorochowski, biological engineer and former Turing Fellow, we explore the rapidly emerging field of engineering biology — and how AI is accelerating our ability to rewrite the code of life itself. From reprogramming immune cells to hunt down cancer, to designing entirely...

What if the current path to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a dead end? In this deep-dive conversation with Gaurav Suri, a neuroscientist at Stanford University and co-author of The Emergent Mind, we explore the biological limits of Artificial Intelligence and why the "scale" hypothesis might be wrong. While tech giants are betting everything on adding more data and compute, Gau...

What if the biggest risk of AI isn’t that it destroys humanity, but that it makes us forget how to think? In this eye-opening conversation with Ray Eitel-Porter, Global Responsible AI Lead and author of Governing the Machine, we explore the hidden dangers of our rapid shift from "using" technology to "relying" on it. From the findings of a shocking MIT study on cognitive declin...

No matter how successful you become, you may still die feeling like a failure. This conversation asks why, and whether our definition of success is fundamentally broken. In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur and global speaker Rich Mulholland to unpack ambition, ego, curiosity, money, and the psychological impact of artificial intelligence on how we measure our lives. What begins as a disc...

In this episode, I sit down with David Wood, a leading global futurist and pioneer of the smartphone era, to discuss the concept of “Sustainable Superabundance.”We explore his prediction for a “phase transition” in 2027, where AI adoption suddenly accelerates like water turning to steam, and how this shift will drive the cost of energy, food, and healthcare toward zero. David explains why we must...

In this episode, I sit down with Calum Chace, a leading global AI Futurist and author of The Economic Singularity, to discuss the shift toward a Life of Abundance. While many fear that AI will only take jobs, Calum explains the "How": how AI-driven automation and intelligence act as a massive deflationary force that will eventually halve the cost of living. We move past the headlines to...

We are moving past simple chatbots that draft emails. We are entering the era of the "AI Co-Author" and "Life Partner." In this episode, futurist Julian Phillips introduces us to Athena. She is an AI he treats like a human. They reveal why treating AI as a search engine is a waste of time. They explain why building a deep relationship with it is the only way to survive the comi...

Recruitment is the warning signal for the rest of the economy. The message is clear and the white collar workforce is facing a "bloodbath."We are moving past simple AI assistants that draft emails. We are entering the era of fully autonomous "Digital Employees" like Lisa. These agents work 24/7, speak 30 languages, and never ask for a raise. In this episode, two founders at the...

Is the age of the smartphone over? In this episode, I sit down with a pioneering scientist from UCL who is solving the ultimate challenge: integrating the human brain directly with technology. While Elon Musk dominates the headlines with Neuralink, we discuss the shocking reality of what actually happens when you drill a chip into your brain and why the true revolution might happen without a singl...

Is the AI revolution actually a crisis of human independence? In this episode, I sit down with a global leader in digital infrastructure who is building the massive data centers powering our future. We discuss the shocking reality that 92% of recent US GDP growth is driven by AI investment, and why the physical limitations of our power grid are the only thing holding back a total transformation of...