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This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2024 event, that happened on October 18th 2024 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was livestreamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp
About the talk: Proponents of AI promise that AI will lead to the the democratisation of knowledge, but it is ultimately owned by various companies and investors. Who are these people and what are their goals for AI?
About the speaker: Phil is a professional software engineer and an amateur board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and The Skeptic magazine
The music used in this episode is by Thula Borah and is used with permission.
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