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The 80,000 Hours team · 352 episodes with transcripts

The most important conversations about artificial intelligence you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe by searching for '80000 Hours' wherever you get podcasts. Hosted by Rob Wiblin, Luisa Rodriguez, Zershaaneh Qureshi, and Tom Reed.

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Introducing our new YouTube channel: Zershaaneh Talks AI

October 20, 2026

Rob Wiblin (0:00)

Hey, listeners, Rob here.

One of my co-hosts, Zershaaneh Qureshi, has just launched a new YouTube channel, Zershaaneh Talks AI. The tagline is conversations about who should control AI, how to control AI, and who gets the benefits. And as the name suggests, the channel will have a particular focus on concentration of power and…

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