# SCMP Plus hosts fireside chat on AI with Professor Alan Macfarlane

> Original title: SCMP Plus’ fireside chat about AI with Professor Alan Macfarlane

- Source: South China Morning Post · Tech
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:40:34.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/el87g5na81k3ie8jn2a3pl54q
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3373080/scmp-plus-fireside-chat-about-ai-professor-alan-macfarlane

## Summary

Alan Macfarlane, an emeritus anthropology professor at the University of Cambridge, answered questions at an SCMP Plus in-person event in Hong Kong on October 26. The source does not describe the discussion's content.