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History, AI & Technology’s Shared Trajectory | Niall Ferguson
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During his three-decade career in academia, Niall Ferguson has explored the critical inflection points that have shaped the course of history — and the future it continues to inform.
In this conversation, hosted by Aditya Agarwal and Jonathan Brebner, he delves into why we may be living through a civilizational minus one, how history leaves subtle traces of what’s to come, the rise of AI, and much more.
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00:00 Trailer
00:59 Introduction
02:02 Civilizational -1
05:33 Warfare
08:45 Media and history
13:05 Tech doesn't want the past
17:26 Our awesomeness knows no bounds
19:34 Narrativizing your personal history
26:55 Big moves framework
33:22 Institutions
37:15 Artificial general intelligence
39:52 Vision for the future
45:30 Outro
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