Minding Machines

Minding Machines is an initiative dedicated to fostering thoughtful, open dialogue about artificial intelligence. The podcast brings together educators, students, and practitioners to explore how these tools are changing the way we teach, work, and think. Our conversations focus on practical experiences, emerging questions, and diverse perspectives across disciplines rather than establishing rigid "right or wrong" answers or settling debates about AI. Thank you for joining us. 

Creators and Guests

AC
Producer
Abhishek Chakraborty
Associate Professor of Statistics, Lawrence University
PP
Editor
Phuoc T. Pham

What is Minding Machines?

Minding Machines is a podcast dedicated to fostering thoughtful, open dialogue about artificial intelligence. The show brings together educators, students, and practitioners to explore how these tools are changing the way we teach, work, and think. Our conversations focus on practical experiences, emerging questions, and diverse perspectives across disciplines rather than establishing rigid "right or wrong" answers or settling debates about AI.

Minding Machines is an independent podcast produced at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. The views expressed are those of the participants and do not represent the university.

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Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms, our workplaces, and our everyday lives.

So... what do we actually do with that?

Hi, I'm Abhishek Chakraborty, and this is Minding Machines — a podcast dedicated to fostering thoughtful, open dialogue about artificial intelligence.

Each episode, we bring together educators, students, and practitioners to explore how these tools are changing the way we teach, work, and think.

This isn't a show about declaring AI good or bad. We're not here to settle debates — we are here to have open and honest conversations with humans who see this technology from wildly different angles.

Practical experiences. Emerging questions. Perspectives that don't always agree — and that's the point.

Because the truth is, nobody has this figured out yet. Not the skeptics. Not the enthusiasts. Not the people building the tools, and not the people teaching with them.

Minding Machines is a space to think out loud about that — together.

New episodes every Friday.

The best way for you to support this podcast is to subscribe to it wherever you listen to your podcasts. More importantly, you can also be an active participant by offering us constructive criticism, giving us praise if you like, and making suggestions about guests in the comments section.

Thank you for listening.

Minding Machines is an independent podcast produced at Lawrence University. The views expressed are those of the participants and do not represent the university. This podcast is also separate from my teaching and research roles at Lawrence University.