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Keris & Silicon is a show about technology, power, policy and the forces shaping the future. Hosted by Shahril Hamdan, the series explores how AI, geopolitics, business, sovereignty and innovation are transforming the world around us through conversations with founders, policymakers, investors and thinkers.

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Most of the AI debate is about what it will produce. This conversation starts a step earlier, with who gets to decide. Before we argue about outcomes, we need to settle the procedure and the principle, and make sure the people whose lives AI shapes a... more

A special collaboration between Subtext and Keris & Silicon.How much AI should a child be allowed to use, and how early? Hold it back, and we may be preparing the next generation for a world that's already gone. Hand it over too soon, and they may ne... more

China makes most of the world's solar panels, installs most of its industrial robots and refines most of its rare earths, and still governs like a country that doesn't have enough.

Damien Ma, Director of Carnegie China, has spent twenty years readin... more

"Southeast Asia runs a risk of becoming just a spectator as opposed to a stakeholder." Gita Wirjawan on what it would take to shape the AI era rather than watch it.

Shahril Hamdan sits down with the entrepreneur, former Indonesian Minister of Trade ... more

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Recent Guests

Damien Ma
Director of Carnegie China, Singapore-based arm of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former founder/leader of Macropolo; China policy thinker
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – Carnegie China
Episode: The Make-Everything Economy: China, AI and What Comes Next| Damien Ma | Keris & Silicon
Gita Wirjawan
Former Indonesian Trade Minister, Goldman Sachs alum, founder of his own fund, Stanford instructor
Keris & Silicon / Stanford / Singapore/Indonesia circles
Episode: Can Southeast Asia Own the AI Story? | Gita Wirjawan | Keris & Silicon EP04
Elina Noor
A Southeast Asia tech, security and geopolitics expert
Independent/Policy circles in Southeast Asia
Episode: The Hidden Cost of AI: Who Actually Pays? | Elina Noor | Keris & Silicon EP03
Balaji Srinivasan
Stanford PhD, former CTO of Coinbase, former GP at Andreessen Horowitz, author of The Network State
Network State author/tech entrepreneur
Episode: Is The Internet The Successor to America | Balaji Srinivasan | Keris & Silicon EP02
Khailee Ng
Entrepreneur and AI evangelist featured as guest
Active investor/entrepreneur, co-founder of an AI education app
Episode: AI or Be Left Behind | Khailee Ng | Keris & Silicon EP01

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Shahril Hamdan
Host of Keris & Silicon; leads conversations on technology, power, policy, and the forces shaping the future.

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The Hidden Cost of AI: Who Actually Pays? | Elina Noor | Keris & Silicon EP03
Q: How should Southeast Asia envision a regional tech strategy that avoids being a perpetual labour layer?
By pursuing a third- or fourth-way regional approach, prioritising local data governance, indigenous data practices, and smaller-scale, community-informed tech solutions that complement regional capabilities rather than chasing centralized, extractive models.
The Hidden Cost of AI: Who Actually Pays? | Elina Noor | Keris & Silicon EP03
Q: What excites you about tech despite its risks, and how do we balance promise with perils?
There is cautious optimism about tech expanding capabilities like cancer detection, but we must unpack the data behind it, address bias and harms in data labor, and ensure governance structures keep pace with innovation to avoid reproducing old power dynamics.
The Hidden Cost of AI: Who Actually Pays? | Elina Noor | Keris & Silicon EP03
Q: You've been one of the leading voices questioning how we ensure AI is ethical; in two minutes, what is your position, starting from your colonial infrastructure point?
Technology is sociotechnical and must serve society with justice and equity at its core. The bigger picture shows tech as power, and the path forward requires awareness of colonial underpinnings, concrete governance, and local autonomy rather than simply adopting the future.
Is The Internet The Successor to America | Balaji Srinivasan | Keris & Silicon EP02
Q: What's this thesis on the Network State? Give us a two-minute version.
Balaji outlines four core ideas: immigrants seek new countries; the East's governance advances contrast with the West's crises; the end of the American empire will be followed by chaos in some regions and the rise of internet-based networks; and the internet enables a cooperative state model where network and land collaborate, including legal and economic mechanisms to recognize and benefit from digital communities.

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What is Keris & Silicon about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Keris & Silicon presents thoughtful conversations at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, policy, and innovation, with a focus on how AI, sovereignty, and global power dynamics shape business and society in Southeast Asia and beyond. The mix of episodes centers on global tech strategy, regional AI readiness, data governance, and the evolving role of the internet in governance and economy. Notable strengths include long-form, strategic discussions with influential guests from policy, entrepreneurship, and academia, plus a regional lens on Southeast Asia. The show is likely to appeal to listeners who want nuanced takes on tech policy, open-source AI, and the economic and political forces shaping the future of technology in emerging ma... more

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