Azeem Azhar: Why, In an Age of Exponential Technological Change, Does So Little Seem to Change in Politics?

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Azeem Azhar: Why, In an Age of Exponential Technological Change, Does So Little Seem to Change in Politics?

Andrew Keen

Jun 22, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Azeem Azhar, author of The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business,Politics, and Society.

Azeem Azhar is the creator of the Exponential View, a global platform for in-depth tech analysis. His weekly newsletter is read by nearly two hundred thousand people from around the world, and his chart-topping podcast has featured guests including Yuval Noah Harari, Reid Hoffman, and Tony Blair. Over the last three decades, Azhar has founded and invested in a number of successful tech companies bought by firms like Amazon and Microsoft. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council, a senior advisor at PwC, and a contributor to publications including the Financial Times, Prospect, and the MIT Technology Review. He served as the Economist's first ever internet correspondent. He lives in London.

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