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George Butler

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AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

AI agents is an interesting area.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

We've talked about them a fair bit on the show before.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And the way my simple brain can kind of comprehend what they are is that it's like everyone's going to have their own AI personal assistant speaking to other people's and other businesses' personal assistants.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I mean, that's probably quite a simple way of putting it.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

But where are we with AI agents?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

How close are we to them becoming a real part of

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

the masses everyday lives because we're not there yet and it feels like I don't think people are probably quite ready for it but is that where we're headed and you know with your futurist hat on how quickly might we get there if it is

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Oh, any good ones?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Sorry, sorry.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I imagine, Steve, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not the easiest time to be a futurist right now.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I mean, we are seeing obviously things change literally day by day, week by week.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And it's quite difficult to look too far ahead into the future.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

But clearly, that's part of your job.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And businesses are wanting you to look ahead and predict trends and see what's happening in two, three, four, five, six years.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

How hard of a job is that right now?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

So if I'm going to... I'm going to get you to get that crystal ball out.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

But in order to look two or three years ahead, so if you had to pick kind of one really important trend for...

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

individuals and one really important trend for businesses over the next two to three years, something that you think is going to cause quite a seismic change to the way that we live, the way we operate.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

What would you go with?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

We're starting to see it, aren't we?