{"id":388467,"date":"2026-10-16T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-if-the-skeptics-are-right-about-ai-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:44","slug":"what-if-the-skeptics-are-right-about-ai-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-if-the-skeptics-are-right-about-ai-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What if the skeptics are right about AI? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JUY8NJ7gNAo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What if the skeptics are right about AI? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JUY8NJ7gNAo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence is being hailed as the defining technology of our age. Its supporters say it could transform everything from medicine to the global economy.<br \/>\nBut what if the skeptics are right?<br \/>\nWe speak to author, journalist and AI critic Ed Zitron, who argues that many of the industry&#8217;s biggest promises remain unproven while the companies behind the boom are burning unprecedented sums of money.<br \/>\nWe examine the technology, the economics and the risks behind the biggest bet in Silicon Valley.<br \/>\nFeaturing Ed Zitron, author, journalist and host of Better Offline.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 The AI boom<br \/>\n00:26 Meet Ed Zitron<br \/>\n01:10 Does the technology live up to the hype?<br \/>\n02:33 The money behind AI<br \/>\n03:48 Are investors taking a huge risk?<br \/>\n07:14 What happens if the boom ends?<br \/>\n11:20 The media&#8217;s role in the AI story<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence is being hailed as the defining technology of our age. 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