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Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast

Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast

The AI Slowdown Debate: What’s at Risk? | Behind the Numbers

Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast · Sep 21, 2026 · 34:10

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In today’s podcast episode, we discuss why some of the biggest names in AI are now calling for a slowdown in development, what we would gain and lose if the pace of AI progress decelerated, and whether these doomsday concerns are about a distant existential risk or consequences that are already showing up in everyday work and life.

 

Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Analyst Jacob Bourne and Senior Analyst Asa Hiken. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.

 

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