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What If the AI Revolution Isn’t Real?

20 minutes | Sunday, 25 January 2026

Is AI a revolution, or just another slow-moving general technology? Are we mistaking hype for inevitability? And, can a technology this unreliable really reshape civilisation?



Rory Stewart and Matt Clifford are joined by award winning computer scientist, Arvind Narayanan.



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What If the AI Revolution Isn’t Real?
The Rest Is Politics

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