cd /news/artificial-intelligence/theres-this-deep-mystery-of-what-act… · home › topics › artificial-intelligence › article
[ARTICLE · art-63307] src=machinebrief.com ↗ pub= topic=artificial-intelligence verified=true sentiment=· neutral

‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast

Iason Gabriel, a philosopher working at Google DeepMind since 2017, discusses the challenges of anticipating AI's impact amid commercial and geopolitical pressures, questioning whether ethicists can make a difference. The podcast explores the mystery of AI's nature and the role of ethics within a major tech company.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 17, 2026
‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast
Image: Machinebrief (auto-discovered)

By Written by Robert P Baird and read by Simon Darwen. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie BurySource:

The Guardian TechnologySince 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen

Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod

Continue reading... Get AI news in your inbox

Daily digest of what matters in AI.

source & further reading
machinebrief.com — original article Who pays for AI? Reinventing the legal apprenticeship Keeping top talent in the age of AI
── more in #artificial-intelligence 4 stories · sorted by recency
── more on @iason gabriel 3 stories trending now
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
→ Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host ✓
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/theres-this-deep-mys…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-07-17 · —