{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Deep View: Conversations","title":"#2: Is the Path to Empowerment Paved by AI? - Eric Xing","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9ed8154b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4972,"description":"For Episode 2 of The Deep View: Conversations, we flew to Abu Dhabi to sit down with President Eric Xing of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, the world’s first AI-only university. We talk about everything from his unconventional journey to MBZUAI, misconceptions about the technology, the reality of progress in the field and the idea that, like the printing press, AI might usher in a new age for humanity, the age of empowerment. \nSPONSOR:\nGoogle Cloud: For all your cloud needs.\nGo to https://cloud.google.com/startup/apply?utm_source=cloud_sfdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FY21-Q1-global-demandgen-website-cs-startup_program_mc&utm_content=the-deep-view&utm_term=-\nEPISODE LINKS:\nMBZUAI appoints Eric Xing: https://mbzuai.ac.ae/study/faculty/professor-eric-xing/\nEric Xing addresses the class of 2024: https://mbzuai.ac.ae/news/presidents-address-to-the-class-of-2024/\nThe printing press and the age of enlightenment: https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance\nOUTLINE:\n00:47 Introduction to MBZUAI\n02:49 The Unexpected Offer\n05:19 Making the Decision\n10:01 A New Cultural Moment\n13:28 Starting at MBZUAI\n14:35 The Age of AI Empowerment\n21:44 AI’s Potential and Risks\n29:19 Regulating AI\n35:40 The Promise of AI\n43:39 AI as the Modern Microscope\n45:19 Limitations and Misconceptions of AI\n47:57 The Role of Language in AI\n50:26 AI Literacy and Public Perception\n01:01:00 Open Source vs. Closed Source Debate\n01:15:01 The Future of AI Education\n01:22:31 Conclusion and Final Thoughts \nSOCIAL LINKS:\n- X: https://twitter.com/thedeepview\n- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedeepview.co/\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-deep-view-ai/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ioaDRblhWlqekquI4zZDrpNROTZbPjUAT3imFBoFlRM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMjE1/NWJiMWI1ZTZiOTQx/NGVmZTA3NTcyOGQz/MDljNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}