About this episode

Doug Smith discusses the dangers of relying on AI in engineering and its impact on thinking skills.

We are often told that if engineers who don't go "all in" on AI will be left behind. While there are a few voices who argue that AI can be a dangerous tool, impacting not only the quality of our work, but the very quality of our thinking skills. Doug Smith, a critic of using AI for engineering, joins this episode of the Hedge to argue the contrary view of AI. What are the dangers of relying on AI?

People in this episode

Host: Russ White

Guest: Doug Smith

Topics covered

• AI dangers
• engineering
• critical thinking
• technology impact
• AI reliance

Keywords

• AI
• engineering
• critical thinking
• technology
• dangers of AI

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