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Talks & interviews
Nell speaks regularly about AI ethics and safety across the world’s media — 198 recorded appearances, from conference keynotes to podcasts and panels.
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ما بعد السلامة المطلقة.. لماذا تخلتأنثروبيك عن نهجها الأكثر تحفظا؟
Al Jazeera (Arabic) · 2026
رغم وعود الاستقلالية.. لماذا لا يزال الذكاء الاصطناعي الوكيلي بحاجة إلى البشر؟
Al Jazeera (Arabic) · 2026
Navigating the rise of agentic AI in 2026
Techradar · 2026
Revealed: The 32 terrifying ways AI could go rogue – from hallucinations to paranoid delusions
Daily Mail · 2025
There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity
Live Science · 2025
AI can handle tasks twice as complex every few months. What does this exponential growth mean for how we use it?
Live Science · 2025
People find AI more compassionate than mental health experts, study finds
LiveScience · 2025
Weekend
BBC World Service · 2024
ChatGPT passes the famous ‘Turing test’
Daily Mail · 2024
How AI ‘smarter than any human being’ by 2025 could come true
Daily Mail · 2024
Will AI become your assistant or your boss? An ethicist explains
Fast Company · 2024
AI is turning workers in ‘cyborgs,’ ‘centaurs,’ and ‘meat puppets’
Fast Company · 2024
The full record
Everywhere else
Agentic AI is set to drive business transformation in 2026
Business Reporter · 2026
IEEE study: 96 percent of leaders expect agentic AI adoption to accelerate in 2026
PEX · 2026
Can Big Tobacco Explain Big Tech?
The Beiruter · 2026
Nell Watson | Author & AI Safety Researcher
Trustworthy AI Chronicles Podcast · 2026
Developing AI talent for safer, smarter agentic systems in 2025
Business Reporter · 2025
Elon Musk’s chatbot which has phone sex with users ‘will hit global birth rates’
Metro · 2025
The AI talent imperative: Building expertise for safer agentic AI in 2025
Node · 2025
2025 Informed: How AI will transform business
TechInformed · 2025
Progress & Predictions 2025: Threats, harms and ethics
The Deep View · 2025
AI Governance Podcast - Agentic AI and our AI Future
Enzai · 2024
Do The Right Thing: 4 Ways To Navigate The Ethics Of AI
Forbes · 2024
How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing it
Live Science · 2024
‘Put glue on your pizza’ embodies everything wrong with AI search
LiveScience · 2024
GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim
LiveScience · 2024
Would you trust AI to speak to your customers?
Maddyness · 2024
It’s Not Only Scarlett Johansson Who Should Worry About AI Taking Her Voice
Metro · 2024
What Is Digital Exclusion – And Who Is At Risk?
Metro · 2024
UK and US sign landmark AI agreement
NS Digital World · 2024
Money for nothing: is universal basic income about to transform society?
The Guardian · 2024
AI trends: What experts, execs think artificial intelligence will look like in 2024
TheStreet · 2024
The Law and Ethics of AI
Wired · 2024
Gen Z’s digital natives will seem old-fashioned next to ‘Gen A
Fortune · 2023
Why the metaverse must be open but regulated
VentureBeat · 2022
Transhumanists Gather In Spain To Plan Global Transformation
The Federalist · 2021
An Audience With: Nell Watson, Futurist and Technology Philosopher
BIMA · 2020
Een onbevooroordeeld systeem maken is een echte kunst
Data News (Nederlands) · 2020
Advanced Manufacturings Moment
Forbes · 2020
AI Ethics and Social Reform with Nell Watson
Future Grind · 2020
AI and the Human – AI and Social Trust
The New School · 2020
My Digital Hero
BIMA · 2019
Robots Poised for Wider Role on Assembly Lines
Forbes · 2019
Futuro del negocio invita a empresas a más empatía
La Nación (Español) · 2019
A conversation in Austria between Nell Watson and Dominik Meisinger
Forbes · 2018
Moralische Maschinen
Forbes (Deutsch) · 2018
How Humans Could Become ‘Our Own Walking Hard Drives’
Vice · 2018
Welcoming robots into our lives
ABB · 2017
Intelligence 2.0 – Brain, AI and Hybrids
Next Big Future · 2017
The Struggle to Make AI Less Biased Than Its Creators
Singularity Hub · 2017
Could robots be marking your homework?
BBC · 2016
Will automation make us happier?
The Guardian · 2016
Synthetic Biology Leads to New Forms of Life
Biohacker Summit · 2015
Should you have sex with robots? Experts weigh in
CNBC · 2015
How Artificial Intelligence Could Eliminate (Or Reduce) The Need For Managers
Forbes · 2015
Robots could murder us out of KINDNESS unless they are taught the value of human life, engineer claims
Daily Mail · 2014
Can a robot truly love a human?
Daily Sabah · 2014
Five Powerful Reasons Coders Need Yoga
Fast Company · 2013
Startups Kick Asana with Nerd Yoga
VentureBeat · 2012
The Faces of Network AI: Toddler, Retriever, Mafia, Villain
6G World
5 key takeaways from SXSW
AFR
The Eyes of a Machine: Automation With Vision
AI Magazine
Interview with Nell Watson
AI Quick Bits
Robots Opvoeden, hoe doe je dat?
Adformatie (Nederlands)
Love and Physics: What the Universe Wants
Andrew Perlot
نحو-الذكاء-الاصطناعي-الأخلاقي
Arabian Technology Arabic
S#E#: Robots with Morals // Nell Watson
Are You A Robot?
What rights should robots have?
Atelier
Sunday Sequence on Artificial Intelligence
BBC Radio Ulster
F-TAG welcomes new members
BCS
Meet your AI partner: How tech is shaping the future of love
Belfast Telegraph
How responsible “agentic AI” can supercharge your startup
Big Think
Nell Watson on Artificial Intelligence
Biohacker’s Podcast
Generative AI’s Hype Cycle
Business Reporter
Should We Be Scared Of Elon Musk’s “Superhuman AI”?
CEO Insight
Robots could murder us out of kindness, says futurist
CNET
Reaction: UK, US AI safety agreement
Capacity
Can we make tech more responsible? Thoughts after one week in the Silicon Valley.
Carine Sit
국내외 미래 전문가 9人이 예상한 포스트 코로나
Chosun Ilbo (한국어)
Robots really could help dig us out of our low productivity spiral
City A.M.
Agentic AI Is Forcing a Governance Reset
Cloudera AI Forecast
The Ethical Algorithm
Cognitive Times
The Threat Of Agentic AI Manipulation
Cyber Security Intelligence
2050: Future students
Cybernews
2050: Future universities
Cybernews
2050: Transhumanism in education
Cybernews
2050: Artificial education
Cybernews
Deepfakes 2.0: The terrifying future of AI and fake news
Daily Dot
AI Experts Discuss Pausing AI Development
Deutsche Welle
Bring on the therapists! Why we need a DSM for AI ‘mental’ disorders
Diginomica
Din Framtida Chef Kan Vara en Robot
Digital.se (Svenska)
Machine Ethics: From Principles To Practicality
Disruption Hub
Nell Watson on Machine Intelligence and the Democratising Power of Tech
Droppin
The rise of AI executives: Reshaping leadership in the digital age
Elite Business
Digitale Makers om AI Ethics Brengen
Emerce (Nederlands)
The keystone for ethical tech
Engati CX
Can AI Make Us Better Leaders?
European Business Review
Guía práctica para mantenerse sano durante el COVID19
Executive Excellence (Español)
AI Exponential Thinker Part 1
Exponential Times
Thought Leader Speaks Series
Fair AI
We Need An Endohazard Warning Symbol
Fault Lines Radio
Can AI outperform a wealth manager at picking investments?
Financial Times
Flourishing from COVID-19 (with David Pearce, Andres Gomez, Yancey Strickler)
Foresight Institute
Nell Watson on Cosmology, Quantum Computing and AI
Futurati Podcast
Robots With Ethics?
FutureTech
Machine Ethics, Artificial Intelligence & Humanity: Nell Watson & Priyanka Vergadia
GOTO 2019
Couch Lesson: AI & Intelligence (with Markus Gabriel)
Goethe Institute
Kan vi skabe etisk kunstig intelligens?
Henrik Føhns at IDK (Dansk/English)
Human-Machine Relations and the Future of Human Society
HiFluence
Nell Watson: How To Teach AI Human Values
HumAIn Podcast
War on Transhumanism: Joe Allen debates scholars Max More, Nell Watson & Natasha Vita-More
Humanity Plus
Turning AI, deep learning and robots from children into responsible citizens
I-Scoop
Hvad skal menneskeheden lave, når robotterne har taget vores jobs?
IDA (Dansk)
Transmitter Profile
IEEE
How To Make Autonomous Systems More Transparent and Trustworthy
IEEE
Creating a Kinder Society through Kinder AI
IEEE
IEEE 3152: A Standard for Transparent Human and Machine Agency Identification
IEEE Computer Society
‘AI Pause’ Open Letter
IEEE Spectrum
IEEE CertifAIEd The Mark of AI Ethics
IEEE Standards Association
Quantum Vs. Classical AI Computing: Expert Reactions
IOT World Today
How AI can help – and hinder – the supply chain crisis
IT Pro
Psychopathia Machinalis: all 32 types of AI ‘madness’ in a new study
ITC.ua
What is high-performance computing (HPC)?
ITPro
How chief AI officers can streamline strategy from the boardroom down
ITPro
GPU memory vulnerability could allow hackers to access LLM responses
ITPro
Regulatory and Monetary Incentives to Adopt Safer Programming Languages
ITPro
Seven reasons why machine learning is a good career
ITPro
What the brain-computer interface (BCI) means for business
ITPro
Bir yapay zeka ahlak bilimcisi olarak çalışmak
Iklim Gazetisi (Türk)
Futurist Nell Watson on AI, job loss and the solution for preserving a welfare state
InnoMag
How AI will Transform the Way we Design and Manage the Places we Work
Insight.net
The Case for Generative AI in Business
Irish Tech News
In a future brave new world will it be possible to live forever?
Irish Times
Agentic AI: Navigating human-machine power dynamics
Kainos’ Beyond Boundaries
A Blueprint for Safe Agentic AI Adoption (with Ali Hessami)
Kogan Page
How to Prevent Powerful AI from Exceeding Our Grasp
Kogan Page
AI Mental Health: A New Diagnostic Framework
LNGFRM
Nous allons entretenir une relation de plus en plus forte avec les machines
L’Echo
How Artificial Intelligence can help build resilient communities
Machine Learning
Could our future leaders be AI?
Management Today
Co-Evolution: Machines For Moral Enlightenment
Mindplex Magazine
Substrate-Independent Computation
Mindplex Magazine
Optionality & Infinite Games
Mindplex Magazine
Robot Ethics with Nell Watson
Moonshot
Nell Watson on the Near & Not So Near Future of Intelligence
Multiverses
Here’s how AI could help catch shoplifters in the act
NBC News
The Hive Podcast: AI, Ethics, and Humanity
Nathalie Nahai
Empathy, Participation & The Future of AI
Nathalie Nahai
Networks Will Power AI’s Next Big Breakthroughs
Nokia
Magnanimous machines: Why AI work should work for people and not the other way around
ORF
No futuro, vamos ter amigos robôs. E isso é uma coisa boa
Observador (Português)
UK, US sign AI MOU for safety testing
Professional Security
Data in the driving seat for city transport systems
Raconteur
Computer Vision, Machine Learning & Our New Society
Rebellion Research
Deep Reinforcement Learning Applications
Rebellion Research
UK government announces £8m for shipping automation
Robotics & Automation
The Benefits of Using Collaborative Robots
Robotics & Innovation Magazine
Evolution of AI and where is it leading us
SIM Professional Development
Scientists Create New Framework to Understand AI Dysfunctions and Risks
SSBCrack
Artificial Intelligence Ethics
SeVR
Visualization of the Quantified Self
Shapewatch
A Chat with Nell Watson
Stephen Ibaraki, IEEE TEMS / ACM
Deepfakes Are Being Weaponised Against Women; We Need To Take Action
Stylist
Agents Will Develop Their Own Distinct Culture, with Nell Watson
Super Data Science
Ethics integral to the advancement of modern technology
SyncNI
Future Discussions
TAFFDS magazine
TAFFDS magazine interview with Nell Watson
TAFFDS magazine
Towards a hybrid future of man, machine and corporate entities
Tech Central
Nell Watson on face masks, telepresence, & the rise of niche markets
Tech Mag
European expert calls for new laws and regulations for autonomous AI
TechCentral
Agentic vs copilots: what’s the future of GenAI?
TechInformed
Landmark AI Agreement Signed By UK And US
TechRound
Taming the Machine
Techscape on Taking Stock
Waarom Het Belangrijk Is Dat Machines Leren Denken
Techzine (Nederlands)
AI and the Future of Propaganda
The AI in Business Podcast
The Challenge of Anticipating Disruptive AI Innovations
The Brand Called You
AI Ethics & Safety: What Could Go Wrong and How to Stop It
The Brave Technologist
AI: Savior or Threat? Your career, your decision, you choose
The Recruitment Show
Our ability as humans to overcome global challenges
The Road to Sustainability
Microsoft resurrects plan to snapshot your screen every five seconds
The Stack
Sam Altman Warns AI Could Kill Us All. Really??? Ft. Nell Watson
The xMonks Drive
Popular social media platform to sell user data to the company behind ChatGPT
TheStreet
Billionaire venture capitalist defends Silicon Valley in bold, tech-loving manifesto
TheStreet
The ethics of artificial intelligence: A path toward responsible AI
TheStreet
Microsoft assumes legal liability as artists, authors battle AI encroachment
TheStreet
Gentenaars maken pashokjes passé
Tijd.be (Nederlands)
Wir brauchen einen neuen radikalen Humanismus
Tim Leberecht (Deutsch)
The Autonomy Paradox: Building AI We Can Trust to Act, with Ali Hessami
TimTalk
Maintaining the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Total Information AM
The State of AI
Trajectory Magazine
The AI would be the CEO and pay the workers with Bitcoins
Trending Topics
Heady Machinery
University of the West Indies
Venture Capitalist Interviews: Nell Watson
Vasco Patrício
The Human Aspect of Machine Intelligence
Voice America
The Rise of the Cognitive Ecosystem
Wall Street Journal
Where next for AI?
Waypoint Partners
Thoughts on Ùgòchúkwú Chúkwú’s An Exercise in Clear Thinking
YouTube
How should we handle humanity’s problem child?
i-Invest