Scientific Controversies: Minds and Machines

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AI is everywhere lately, but it used to be the stuff of science fiction. Certainly in 2019’s pre-pandemic, pre-Chat GPT landscape, large language models were still largely confined to research labs. It was then that PW Director of Sciences Janna Levin hosted an episode of Scientific Controversies that considered the dubious relationship between our minds and machines. She spoke to cognitive scientist Prof. Gary Marcus and mathematician Dr. Cathy O’Neil, with special guests Prof. Pedro Domingos, professional poker player Annie Duke, and the late Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman.

Here, they ponder the power of algorithms that now dominate our social landscape, exploring the implications of an AI evolved from greedy formulas and poor intentions. What began as a speculative conversation now seems like a time capsule, revealing just how much—and how quickly—our world has changed.

This project is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology, bridging the two cultures of science and the arts.

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