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Richard and Daniel Susskind talk to Bronwen Maddox.

How to Think About AI

Hay Festival 2025, 

Two letters have been occupying the attention of industry, business, politics and more recently: AI. Academics and intergenerational experts Richard and Daniel Susskind offer a roadmap on how to approach AI, whether we should be scared, how we can best use and regulate it, and whether it’s good or bad for humanity.

Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC is the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services and a leading expert on the impact of AI on society. He is President of the Society for Computers and Law, and in 2024 was appointed Special Envoy for Justice and AI to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

Daniel Susskind is a Research Professor in Economics at King’s College London and a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University. He is the author of books including A World Without Work and Growth: A Reckoning.