Baratunde Thurston: How AI might shape our new reality | Pioneers of AI

How we decide to live with AI, at home or at work, will greatly impact our personal and professional futures. @baratunde, a comedian, writer, and commentator, has had a long career exploring what a harmonious relationship between human beings and our machines could look like. Now, as host and co-creator of the podcast Life with Machines, he explores what it means to live and collaborate well with AI, by talking with the people helping to shape our new reality. Thurston joins Pioneers of AI for a dynamic conversation about Life with Machines’ first year, building and working with the show’s AI-producer named Blair, and how AI should help us reconnect with our own humanity. Chapters: 00:00 Introducing Baratunde Thurston 01:44 Baratunde and Rana’s tech origin story 06:30 What inspired Baratunde’s show “Life with Machines” 11:37 Inside Baratunde’s AI co-producer 19:43 The skills we need to work with AI effectively 23:11 Exploring our future relationship with AI 28:29 Democratizing access with AI 30:45 What has AI yet to explore 32:19 What does it mean to be human in the age of AI? 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pioneers-of-ai/id1763085968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gbpjgcqJ40rtPrHnXeOWG 💻 LEARN MORE Our website: https://www.pioneersof.ai/ ⚡JOIN OUR COMMUNITY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneersofai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pioneersofai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pioneersofai X: https://twitter.com/pioneersofAI TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pioneersofai 💡ABOUT US Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next. #artificialintelligence #ai #technology #technology #machinelearning #ranaelkaliouby #pioneersofai #affectiva #aitechnology #futureofai #aiinnovation #aiadvancements #aiethics #aipodcast #aiinterview #techinterview #baratundethurston #futureoftech