Henrik von Scheel on making people smarter, wealthier and healthier, biophysical data, resilient learning, and human evolution (AC Ep37)

About this episode

Henrik von Scheel discusses the importance of human-centered AI and its implications for society and education.

“The center of any change that we’re doing in the fourth industrial revolution is always the human being, because humans have an ability to adopt, adapt to skills, and adjust to an environment.” –Henrik von Scheel About Henrik von Scheel Henrik von Scheel is Co-Founder of advisory firm Strategic Intelligence, Chairman of the Climate Asset Trust, Vice Chairman of Regulatory Intelligence Committee, and Professor of Strategy, Arthur Lok Jack School of Business, among other roles. He is best known as originator of Industry 4.0, with many awards and extensive global recognition of his work. Website: von-scheel.com LinkedIn Profile: Henrik von Scheel   What you will learn Why human-centered AI is crucial for widespread societal prosperity The impact of AI hype cycles, media narratives, and the realities of technology adoption How equitable wealth distribution and capital allocation in AI can shape economic outcomes Risks around data ownership, privacy, and the importance of controlling your own data in the AI era Divergent approaches to AI regulation in the US, EU, and China, and the implications for global AI leadership The importance of trust calibration and…

People in this episode

Host: Ross Dawson

Guest: Henrik von Scheel

Topics covered

• human-centered AI
• AI regulation
• data ownership
• education and lifelong learning
• wealth distribution
• trust in AI

Keywords

• AI
• human evolution
• data privacy
• economic outcomes
• education
• trust calibration
• wealth distribution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strategic Intelligence, Climate Asset Trust, Regulatory Intelligence Committee, Arthur Lok Jack School of Business, Industry 4.0

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