Who’s really in control when you talk to a machine? 

Hundreds of millions of people talk to AI like ChatGPT every day. Some use it to turbo-charge their productivity at work, ask advice, seek therapy and find love whilst others are falling into dangerous conspiracies, delusions and psychosis. Almost overnight, chatbots are transforming society, politics and business. 

Knowing how to speak to AI - and how not to -is a skill that we all now need. Leading tech commentator and author Jamie Bartlett talks to Judith Robinson about how to make the most of these incredible new technologies, without succumbing to new powers of manipulation and control. 

About Jamie Bartlett

Jamie Bartlett is one of the UK’s leading technology writers and thinkers. His previous books include The Dark Net and The People vs Tech, which was longlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. His Ted Talk about buying drugs on dark net markets has been watched nearly six million times. He has written and presented several hit BBC podcast series, including the smash hit The Missing Cryptoqueen, which reached number 1 in the podcast charts all round the world. In 2010, Jamie founded a research centre specialising in designing and applying artificial intelligence software to understand social trends.

This event will be followed by a book signing, supported by Mr B’s Emporium of Books.

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