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Peter Lee, AI expert and Corporate Vice President of Research and Incubations at Microsoft, discusses the potential of AI in healthcare and demonstrates GPT-4's ability to provide a second opinion. They also explore the challenges of regulating AI while encouraging innovation and the importance of building effective technology around AI.

Reid Hoffman interviews CEO Jeff Berman about AI critics, adaptable strategic plans, superintelligence, GPT-4 capabilities, AI's potential in healthcare, generating different accents and languages, the decision not to sign an open letter on AI threats, and the importance of prioritizing humans in AI.

Cancer physician and author, Siddhartha Mukherjee, discusses the potential of AI in healthcare, the risks of incorporating AI into medicine, and the emergence of a new human. The podcast also explores the ethical implications of genetic and cellular technologies and the future of humanity's self-evolution.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses the future of war and geopolitics in relation to artificial intelligence (AI). Topics include global collaboration in the AI space, legislating around AI for safety and innovation, the role of AI in foreign affairs and diplomacy, and building global governance around AI. The podcast also explores the complexities of global issues, the potential positive and negative effects of AI in war and defense, the Russo-Georgian War and the role of the US, US-China relations in the age of AI, and the importance of talent, being human, and progress with technology.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, talks about the care economy and how technology can make humans whole. Topics include caring for elders, the childcare crisis, AI shifting the care economy, and the changing concept of human beings. They also discuss reorganizing businesses and governments for a better future.

Marques Brownlee, a self-taught YouTube creator, discusses how AI enhances his work and lowers barriers for creators. They talk about the arcs of technological progress, the power of electric vehicles, and what makes good technology.

Possible Season 2 explores the potential impact of AI on human creativity in media production. The hosts discuss the lineup of guests, including a popular YouTuber and a renowned science fiction writer. They mention using AI tools to explore big questions.

In this bonus episode, Reid Hoffman delivers a commencement speech discussing the role of AI in shaping the future of humanity. He emphasizes the importance of beauty in technology, AI as a tool for amplification, and the responsibility we all have in using AI for the benefit of humankind. The speech explores the impact of AI on decision-making and navigation, the potential of AI as a transformative tool, and the power of AI in enabling communication and human expression. It also delves into the Renaissance period in Italy, highlighting its cultural rebirth and architectural innovation.

What if you could tweak the questions you ask ChatGPT and make you ten times more effective or productive? Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship, and also examines the effects of artificial intelligence on work and education. He’s also an insightful and leading voice in the AI space, especially on Twitter. In the final episode of our AI miniseries, Reid, Aria, and Ethan discuss how society can prepare for a future with AI and how AI enhances learning in—and beyond—the classroom. Ethan shares his specific advice for people of varying experience with AI who are looking to get more out of their interactions with ChatGPT.Read the transcript of this episode here.For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all of the episodes, visit www.possible.fm/podcast.  Topics:Hellos and intros - 3:59Changes that can make AI more exciting—and functional - 5:36 Considering more futures involving AI - 8:00Three tiers of prompting advice - 11:42Novel applications of AI - 15:34What education is needed to seize AI’s potential? - 19:16 AI as a tool for reflection - 25:10When AI falls into scripts - 26:35AI in the classroom - 28:24AI for lifelong learners - 38:19The humanization of AI - 41:11 How we elevate humanity using AI - 43:39Rapid fire questions - 47:41Debrief with Reid and Aria - 53:47Possible is a podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? In its first season, hosts Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger spoke with visionaries across many fields, from climate science to criminal justice, and from entertainment to education. For this special miniseries, they’re speaking with expert builders and skilled users of artificial intelligence. These conversations also feature another kind of guest, AI. Whether it’s Inflection’s Pi or OpenAI’s GPT-4, each episode will include an AI-generated element to spark discussion. Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor. Special thanks to Surya Yalamanchili, Ian Alas, Greg Beato and Ben Relles.

What if we each had a personal “buddy” to support us? Maja Mataric is a computer scientist, roboticist and AI researcher at the University of Southern California. She pioneered the field of socially assistive robotics: the design of robots to help humans—especially vulnerable people such as kids with autism, the elderly, and people struggling with illness—navigate complicated social needs. In the second episode of our AI miniseries, Maja, Reid, and Aria discuss AI, robots and our future with both. Throughout her career, Maja has sought to understand human needs and desires in order to create the right kind of robot. How big should it be? Should it be a humanoid? Animal? Or… WALL-E? These questions lead to the nature of empathy itself—and what it means for robots to be empathetic. Maja also responds to an AI-generated story that speculates on the role that a socially assistive robot could play for a multigenerational family.Read the transcript of this episode here.Read the AI story here.For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all of the episodes, visit www.possible.fm/podcast.                                               Topics:03:30 - What inspired Maja to pursue robotics?06:09 - The pop culture perception of “doomsday robots”07:32 - What are socially assistive robots?10:20 - How socially assistive robots can enhance our humanity12:55 - The relationship between an assistive robot and a human16:19 - The hardware side of AI20:05 - How our lives would look different with robots in them24:06 - Why physically embodied robots are important27:42 - AI story about intergenerational family and a robot assistant31:16 - How VR/AR can be integrated with AI38:34 - Rapidfire questions44:10 - Debrief with Reid and AriaPossible is a podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? In its first season, hosts Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger spoke with visionaries across many fields, from climate science to criminal justice, and from entertainment to education. For this special miniseries, they’re speaking with expert builders and skilled users of artificial intelligence. These conversations also feature another kind of guest, AI. Whether it’s Inflection’s Pi or OpenAI’s GPT-4, each episode will include an AI-generated element to spark discussion. Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor. Special thanks to Samantha Barber, Surya Yalamanchili, Ian Alas, Greg Beato and Ben Relles.