How to Build Great Teams: What AI Is Teaching Us about Team Design and Skills Training | Vivienne Ming

Oct 15, 2024

Vivienne Ming, a theoretical neuroscientist and AI expert, explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in enhancing human skills and team dynamics. She explains how AI can predict individual success and facilitate stronger collaborations within teams. The conversation also critiques traditional measures of educational success, urging a focus on emotional intelligence and resilience. Vivienne discusses the moral implications of market dynamics shaped by technology and emphasizes the need for meaningful connections in the workplace.

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INSIGHT

AI Sees Patterns Humans Cannot

Modern AI can find patterns across massive, chaotic datasets that human brains cannot process.
This scale lets AI predict complex physical and social phenomena beyond human capability.

ANECDOTE

Face-Tracker That Changed A Career

Vivienne built a real-time face tracker in 1999 that distinguished genuine smiles from polite ones.
That project pivoted her career from wet neuroscience into machine perception and AI.

ADVICE

Train Meta-Learning, Not Just Grades

Measure and develop meta-learning traits like working memory, resilience, and perspective-taking, not just test scores.
Intervene with targeted, experiential training timed to a learner's readiness for maximum impact.

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AI is at the forefront of work, tech, and global development – and it’s here to stay. While there are ongoing dilemmas and fears surrounding the future of AI, renowned neuroscientist Vivienne Ming sees it differently. For over a decade, she has harnessed AI to enhance human potential, designing systems to treat her son’s diabetes, predict manic episodes in those with bipolar disorder, and reunite orphaned refugees with extended family members, among many other initiatives. Vivienne has emerged not only as a leading scientist in the field but also as a passionate advocate for using AI as a powerful tool to unlock human ability.

Vivienne Ming is a renowned theoretical neuroscientist and AI expert. She is the co-founder and CEO of the think tank Socos Labs, as well as chief scientist at Dionysus Digital Health and The Human Trust. Her research has been showcased on TEDx, The Financial Times, The Atlantic, the New York Times, BBC Radio 4, and NPR.

In this episode, Dart and Vivienne discuss:
- Vivienne’s diverse background in AI and research
- AI’s qualitative advantages over humans today
- How AI can predict and influence individual success
- Metalearning and perspective taking
- Building stronger teams and social networks with AI
- The moral limits of markets
- How minority opinions can reshape collective market intelligence
- And other topics…

Vivienne Ming is a renowned theoretical neuroscientist and artificial intelligence expert. As the co-founder and CEO of the think tank Socos Labs, she consults on AI, neuroscience, and education reform, exploring the future of human potential. She also serves as chief scientist at Dionysus Digital Health and The Human Trust. Her AI inventions have launched multiple companies and nonprofits, all centered on unlocking human potential. Vivienne’s research has been showcased on TEDx, The Financial Times, The Atlantic, the New York Times, BBC Radio 4, and NPR.

Vivienne received her B.S. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California at San Diego and her M.S. and PhD in Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. She then held a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford and UC Berkeley, where she later joined as a research scientist and visiting scholar. Vivienne sits on boards of numerous companies and nonprofits including StartOut, The Palm Center, Cornerstone Capital, Platypus Institute, Shiftgig, Zoic Capital, and HUMM.

Resources mentioned:
How to Robot-Proof Your Kids, by Vivienne Ming: https://academy.socos.org/
Geek Heresy, by Kentaro Toyama: https://www.amazon.com/Geek-Heresy-Rescuing-Social-Technology/dp/161039528X

Connect with Vivienne:
www.socos.org
www.dionysushealth.com
www.optoceutics.com
www.thehumantrust.org
“The Tax on Being Different” video: https://glginsights.com/videos/decisions-in-hiring/

Work with Dart:
Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what’s most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.