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Is AI Really That Dangerous? Will Guyatt Joins, Plus First Thoughts on Siri AI
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In this episode
Is the AI industry sounding a real alarm, or is it about money? Tech journalist Will Guyatt joins Steven Scott and Shaun Preece to make sense of the AI pause warnings. Then it’s a first look at Siri AI in the iOS 27 beta and a candid chat about Windows, the Mac and screen readers.
Will lays out three theories behind a chaotic news week. AI makers could be alarmed by how quickly their models are moving. Donald Trump wants no brakes in a race with China. Or AI companies short on funding may be delaying their IPOs and reshaping the story. He also points listeners to Ed Zitron, a sceptic of the AI business model.
Steven and Shaun then weigh up what “AI will kill humanity” really means. They cover rogue AI agents, an email assistant that forwarded a message nobody asked it to send, AI tools given credit cards, and why government regulation may be too slow to matter.
The mood lifts with hands-on impressions of Siri AI in the iOS 27 public beta, including the waiting list, the Dynamic Island and early bugs. There’s a reminder to hold off on updating your daily phone, because banking apps and third-party apps may break, plus an inaccessible Barclays app.
The episode closes with Creative USB speakers that switch audio back to the laptop, and why Windows with NVDA or JAWS feels more logical than the Mac. Plans to learn grade 2 braille and use a webcam to give Claude eyes round things off.
Chapters
0:00 – Intro: is the AI warning nonsense?
1:40 – Will Guyatt on what’s behind the AI pause
12:39 – Balance sheet or something bigger?
21:02 – AI agents, control and regulation
30:22 – Siri AI in the iOS 27 beta
35:18 – Why to wait before updating, and banking apps
39:49 – USB speakers and automatic audio switching
42:45 – Windows, the Mac and learning grade 2 braille
51:33 – Giving Claude eyes and final thoughts
Relevant Links
Will Guyatt: https://www.willguyatt.co.uk
Ed Zitron’s Where’s Your Ed At: https://www.wheresyoured.at
AppleVis: https://www.applevis.com
