{"podcast":{"title":"Economist Podcasts","slug":"economist-podcasts-921330","podcast_index_feed_id":921330,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/ec380acc-fe13-46a0-991f-a1e508d126f8","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/theeconomistmoneytalks/money-talks-three-economies","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62e28cad7ca7a10012e46a32/economist-show-cover.png","author":"The Economist","episode_count":2102,"summary":"The economies of America, Britain and Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T14:20:24.874367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330"},"episode":{"title":"I, robot? AI and consciousness","slug":"i-robot-ai-and-consciousness","published_at":"2026-08-21T08:48:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/i-robot-ai-and-consciousness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/i-robot-ai-and-consciousness","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/a/theeconomistallaudio/e/6a880840b0d5e24ea40c7015/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=1ieigEOwF7FpCJwVbVKt_gfK1JFjRC_5vBf-z46Apwc","summary":"The rise of generative AI has put new urgency into ancient questions. What is consciousness, and can machines ever have it ? We dive into the data that reveal a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe. And our obituaries editor considers the life of Mary de Rachewiltz , translator and tireless defender of her father, Ezra Pound.  Watch extended clips from Insider here . Guests and host: Alok Jha, science & technology editor Stephen Hurford, newsdesk writer Ann Wroe, obituaries editor Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  AI, consciousness sexual health, STIs, STDs, Europe Mary de Rachewiltz, Ezra Pound Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The rise of generative AI has put new urgency into ancient questions. What is consciousness, and can machines ever have it ? We dive into the data that re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/i-robot-ai-and-consciousness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/i-robot-ai-and-consciousness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}