AI expert Toby Walsh on AI risks: rapid gains in two years, ever-more-powerful tech giants
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-09-04
Ahead of his AI outreach lecture at IJCAI/ECAI 2026 in Bremen, AI researcher Toby Walsh spoke with German outlet buten un binnen about the key message of his new book: AI has improved at a dramatic pace in just two years, while corporations grow more powerful — and he unpacks whether the technology is still under control. The interview (in German, from 1:43) covers both the risks and opportunities of this development.
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