<p>Pope Leo has warned that Big Tech has too much power over humanity’s future. Danny Fortson and Mark Sellman discuss what his warning on AI means and why Anthropic was at the Vatican. Meanwhile, in the UK, Sir Keir Starmer is weighing tougher rules on children’s social media use after doctors compared its harms to smoking. Plus, the CEO of Proxima Fusion talks about how to power AI by recreating the reaction that powers the sun. Is nuclear fusion the future of clean energy? </p><br><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> techpod@thetimes.co.uk</p><br><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Marnie Duke </p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Image:</strong> Getty</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Times Tech Podcast

The Sunday Times

Why the Pope is taking on Silicon Valley and AI

MAY 28, 202634 MIN
The Times Tech Podcast

Why the Pope is taking on Silicon Valley and AI

MAY 28, 202634 MIN

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<p>Pope Leo has warned that Big Tech has too much power over humanity’s future. Danny Fortson and Mark Sellman discuss what his warning on AI means and why Anthropic was at the Vatican. Meanwhile, in the UK, Sir Keir Starmer is weighing tougher rules on children’s social media use after doctors compared its harms to smoking. Plus, the CEO of Proxima Fusion talks about how to power AI by recreating the reaction that powers the sun. Is nuclear fusion the future of clean energy? </p><br><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> [email protected]</p><br><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Marnie Duke </p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Image:</strong> Getty</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>