Will.i.am on AI, Data Ownership & The Future of Nations | Shekhar Natarajan Podcast
2/27/202657 min
In this powerful episode of Tomorrow Today Show by SKN, Shekhar Natarajan sits down with global artist, technologist, and futurist will.i.am for a deep conversation on artificial intelligence, governance, data ownership, and the future of humanity.
Will.i.am shares bold insights on whether AI could evolve from a tool into a governing force, the dangers of surrendering human agency to algorithms, and why digital fingerprint ownership should be treated as a fundamental human right. The discussion explores AI ethics, job displacement, justice systems, cultural identity, and the provocative idea of AI becoming the next form...
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First 90 secondsShekhar Natarajan· Host0:00
Will is not only all of the things you mentioned, he's like the kindest person you can find. This man is not only a genius, but is the kindest man I know.
will.i.am· Guest0:09
[instrumental music] I think, um, we'll be better humans to humans. We're not gonna need some, like, artificial thing telling us how to be human. We're gonna come to that conclusion in reality ourselves.
Shekhar Natarajan· Host0:27
[instrumental music] Like, you know, intellectuals philosophize, fantasize technology and what it is gonna do to us.
will.i.am· Guest0:37
Mm-hmm.
Shekhar Natarajan· Host0:37
But the common man some- somehow is, like, not so conversant with it. So the- through the show, we are trying to bring literacy into the, into the world.
will.i.am· Guest0:45
[instrumental music] Like, when we, when we made stuff, we still had to control that stuff. We still had to operate that stuff. But I mean, 2029, that- no one's remote controlling that.
Daniel1:01
[instrumental music] And our special guest is going to share some of his incredible energy and advice. My dear friend Sheko is gonna interview