Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose, in their new MIT Press book Thrive: Maximizing Well-being in the Age of AI take on the challenge of demystifying AI for the layperson using examples from everyday life. Their hope is that by giving citizens agency and understanding in shaping AI we can get the most out of this newest industrial revolution.
Join Ravi Bapna in conversation with Narayan Ramachandran as they chart their way through the ‘House of AI,’ a framework that provides a holistic perspective of the different pillars and layers of AI. They will discuss the role of generative AI versus traditional AI, what barriers companies face in adopting this technology, how we should think about the future of work and reskilling the workforce, and what an agentic future looks like where AI will augment human intelligence and capacity.
In this episode of BIC Talks, Ravi Bapna in conversation with Narayan Ramachandran. This is an excerpt from a conversation that took place in the BIC premises in November 2024.
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