Reid riffs on his personal history with AI
Reid reflects on his early exposure to AI as an undergraduate at Stanford, and on navigating the space between academia and industry. Plus, he and Aria discuss human outcomes of technology—and how human-centered technologists such as Fei-Fei Li, Mustafa Suleyman, and Kevin Scott have helped him keep those outcomes top of mind.
Topics:
0:00 - Introduction and Reid’s experience in the early days of AI
1:46 - The role of DeepMind and the importance of scale in AI
3:49 - Navigating between academia and industry
6:25 - AI in drug discovery and the potential for medical breakthroughs
7:18 - Collective data use for solving health problems
8:12 - Communicating hope around AI and managing risks
8:59 - Reflections on the COVID-19 vaccine and AI's role in global health
9:31 - Closing remarks and production credits
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