The Power of Applied AI Optimism

About this episode

Dr. Angela Aristidou discusses the potential of AI as a partner in enhancing human workflows and relationships.

AI should serve us, yet that’s not always the approach that experts take. There’s been a lot of talk about AI fueling economic displacement, but what about AI that’s a partner instead of a replacement for us? Dr. Angela Aristidou joins David Rothkopf to cut through the theoretical explore why real-world deployment of AI can improve workflow and augment human relationships rather than eliminating them. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rothkopf

Guest: Dr. Angela Aristidou

Topics covered

• AI
• economic displacement
• human relationships
• workflow improvement
• applied AI

Keywords

• AI
• applied AI
• economic displacement
• human augmentation
• workflow improvement

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Organizations: TRG Advisory Services, LLC, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Department of Justice

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