Episode description

In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Kahn, the AI Editor at Fortune Magazine, who has recently published a book called "Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future".

Jeremy shares his unique insights on AI's potential risks and transformative benefits, including the importance of UI design in maximizing AI's utility, the potential for AI to create a "winner takes most" economy, and the need for thoughtful AI regulation to mitigate risks without stifling innovation.

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-AI-Survival-Superpowered-Future/dp/1668053322

Jeremy Kahn

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-kahn-01100462

Twitter - https://x.com/jeremyakahn

FIRSTMARK

Website - https://firstmark.com

Twitter - https://twitter.com/FirstMarkCap

Matt Turck (Managing Director)

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/turck/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattturck

(00:00) Intro

(01:43) Why the UI design is important for AI?

(04:32) The book is called "Mastering AI". Why?

(12:03) Automation Bias vs Automation Surprise

(20:16) The role of AI in the future of science and art

(25:32) "I think mass unemployment is a red herring, but we might see a lot of disruption"

(34:19) Jeremy's perspective on Agentic AI

(36:29) Does AI development need to be regulated?

(38:56) Should we worry about the AGI and Superintelligence?

(42:18) Who provided the most thoughtful conversation for the book?

(43:57) "I didn't use AI for the book at all"

(46:20) Jeremy's work at Fortune