Will AI save us or damn us?
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Data centers are a problem for Alberta Premier Daniel Smith. I'm Kathleen Petty, host of West of Center, and on this week's show, new polling shows deep disapproval for the government's plan to attract AI investment. As an Albertan, I don't have a lot of faith in the government, and so whatever they tell us about this plant, I'm skeptical. Could a big data push shake up support in conservative strongholds? Join us for a deep dive into the politics of data centers.
Find and follow West of Center wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ayed. Perhaps no two letters have been more disruptive in our time.
AI. We're told it'll create employment. but also take our jobs away, that it'll invent new life-saving medicines or create new superviruses, that it'll solve the climate crisis or just deepen it. So whether it'll save us or damn us, is AI the ultimate disruptor? We asked three eminently qualified people to help answer that question.
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