Episode 12 | Jakob Thomä - Silicon Boundaries: why the social and regulatory pushback on AI could ‘strand’ some of today’s massive tech investment bets?

In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with, Founder & CEO of Theia Finance Labs and Professor in Practice at, about the huge risks embedded in today’s overwhelming investment focus on AI and tech — and how social and regulatory pushback could ‘strand’ some of the sector’s biggest investment bets.

We explore:
• the “silicon boundaries” we may already be crossing — and the societal and environmental costs involved
• where the data on these issues can be found, and what it reveals
• the growing evidence of societal and regulatory resistance to AI and tech expansion
• what investors should be doing now to finance a more humanly responsible future

Jakob also shares his Transition Tapes playlist — described as “absolute chaos musically and stylistically” — featuring Nina Simone, TLC, Tupac, Gala, Duman and more.

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Listen to his Transition Tapes playlist of jazz, bossa nova, classical music and other classics!

🎵 Playlist:

10 favourite songs 

  1. Nobody’s fault but mine  - Nina Simone

  2. Dirty Diana  – Michael Jackson

  3. No scrubs – TLC

  4. California Love – Tupac & Dr. Dre

  5. Sonnentanz – Klangkarussell

  6. Freed from Desire – Gala

  7. Bu aksam – Duman

  8. Shake body – Skales

  9. Trouvez la moi – Dadju, Keblack, Fally Ipupa

  10. What he’ll never have – Dylan Scott

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Episode 11 | Harald Walkate - Rethinking sustainable finance narratives