The Fear of Change

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Timothy Stanley: I think historically, there's always been a fear of change. He says we're in an age where that fear can be communicated quickly and it can be deliberately designed to perpetuate the fear. The media are clamoring for attention; they've all got the Terminator imagery and the AI is taking over the world. We just need to make sure that we're calm and rational about how we approach it," he says.

To trust something, you need to understand it. And, to understand something, someone often has to explain it. When it comes to AI, explainability can be a real challenge (definitionally, a "black box" is unexplainable)! With AI getting new levels of press and prominence thanks to the explosion of generative AI platforms, the need for explainability continues to grow. But, it's just as important in more conventional situations. Dr. Janet Bastiman, the Chief Data Scientist at Napier, joined Moe and Tim to, well, explain the topic! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.