About this episode
In his just-released book The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything, James Barrat warns that we could be sleepwalking into a future where machines rapidly outpace human intelligence — a time fast approaching when we’ll no longer be the ones calling the shots.
📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen
📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Next Big Idea Daily publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Next Big Idea Daily
Confidence Is a Team Sport
The Next Big Idea Daily
Sep 10, 202625:52completed
How to Read the Room, and Why You Should
The Next Big Idea Daily
Sep 9, 202629:11completed
Being Smart Isn’t Enough: 5 Science-Backed Habits of Better Leaders
The Next Big Idea Daily
Sep 8, 202626:37pending
Midlife Isn’t a Slow Fade: 5 Ideas to Inspire Your Third Turn
The Next Big Idea Daily
Sep 7, 202630:11pending