What If the AI Revolution Isn’t Real?

The Rest Is Politics

Sunday, 25 January 2026 - 20 minutes

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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