About this episode

In this episode, Ayush Prakash interviews Alex Hernandez Garcia about the role of AI in addressing environmental issues and the challenges of corporate influence on scientific research.

For this episode, I’m joined by Alex Hernandez Garcia, a core academic member at Mila (the Quebec AI Institute) and a professor at the Université de Montréal. In this episode, we move past the hype to expose the friction between corporate monopolies and open science, the massive disconnect between research progress and commercial deployment, and why current tech policies are failing to address our planetary boundaries. From using generative machine learning to discover green materials, to a raw breakdown of why "AGI" is a loaded term with dark, eugenic roots, this episode will catch anyone up on the true state of AI that barely gets talked about. Connect with Alex: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hernández-garcía-71b37883/ Website: https://alexhernandezgarcia.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhergar.bsky.social Podcast Info: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect: Website: https://ayushprakash.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books: AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

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