🔮 Hinton & deep learning; misinformation; meritocracy; zeposeconds, platypuses & the Pope++ #295

Hi, I’m Azeem Azhar. I convene Exponential View to help us understand how our societies and political economy will change under the force of rapidly accelerating technologies.

🔥 Join me next Friday for a live 30-minute discussion with Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief, John Micklethwait, whose latest book, co-authored with EV reader Adrian Wooldridge, looks into how the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed West’s weaknesses. We’ll stream live on Linkedin, YouTube and Twitter.

📖 Members can now read the transcript of my conversation with DeepMind’s CEO, Demis Hassabis. Full podcast is available to all to listen here.

✨ Earlier this week, I briefly wrote about China’s chip opportunity, and hosted a members’ discussion about the future of citizenship.

A reminder: I’m hosting two discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum’s Pioneers of Change Summit. EV members get a free pass for the whole event and two months of complimentary Digital Membership on the Forum’s platform. Members can access this o…