We Need To Talk About AI...

This episode is a bit different in that it's a solo episode! I spent this week visiting the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, and one meeting in particular shook me so much I felt compelled to make this special episode. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkv...] CHAPTERS 0:00 Teaser 0:36 My IAS Visit 1:30 IAS Context 2:27 Why This Setting Matters 3:38 Meeting Brief 4:47 Coding Supremacy 6:55 Analytic Supremacy 10:15 Surrendering Control 12:31 Accelerating Adoption 13:40 Ethic Be Damned 15:05 Skill Atrophy 17:01 Use It Else You're Cooked 18:47 Learning to Use AI 20:41 Human Oversight 23:40 Cost Concerns 26:47 Patents & IP 29:38 Who Wins? 34:04 Who Loses? 40:26 Grad Admissions 45:44 Collaborations 48:40 Tenured Faculty 51:58 Me & AI 58:43 Public Backlash 1:04:41 Historical Significance 1:05:20 Democratization of Science 1:09:00 Science as a Human Endeavour 1:12:15 Final Thoughts 1:14:20 Credits #AI #Physics #CoolWorlds