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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming business, technology, and society. On this episode of CXO Talk, Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, a renowned computational neuroscientist, deep learning pioneer, and author of "ChatGPT and the Future of AI," discusses the implications of this technological revolution. He explores how AI is evolving, drawing parallels with the human brain, and explains why a robust data strategy is crucial for successful AI implementation. Dr. Sejnowski holds the Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and is a Distinguished Professor at UC San Diego. Dr. Sejnowski explains the importance of lifelong learning for employees and emphasizes AI's role in augmenting, not replacing, human capabilities. He also addresses critical topics such as explainability in AI decision-making, ethical considerations, and the potential impact of AI on the future of work. This discussion offers practical guidance for business and technology leaders navigating the complexities of AI integration and its implications for their organizations. Episode Participants Terrence J. Sejnowski is Francis Crick Chair at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Distinguished Professor at the University of California at San Diego. He has published over 500 scientific papers and 12 books, including ChatGPT and The Future of AI: The Deep Language Learning Revolution. He was instrumental in shaping the BRAIN Initiative that was announced by the White House in 2013, and he received the prestigious Gruber Prize in Neuroscience in 2022 and the Brain Prize in 2024. Sejnowski was also a pioneer in developing learning algorithms for neural networks in the 1980s, inventing the Boltzmann machine with Geoffrey Hinton; this was the first learning algorithm for multilayer neural networks and laid the foundation for deep learning. He is the President of the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Foundation, which organizes the largest AI conference, and he is a leader in the recent convergence between neuroscience and AI. Michael Krigsman is a globally recognized analyst, strategic advisor, and industry commentator known for his deep expertise in digital transformation, innovation, and leadership. He has presented at industry events worldwide and written extensively on the reasons for IT failures. His work has been referenced in the media over 1,000 times and in more than 50 books and journal articles; his commentary on technology trends and business strategy reaches a global audience. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureofWork #DeepLearning #CXO #DigitalTransformation #BusinessStrategy #TechnologyLeadership #ChatGPT #cxotalk

As the longtime collaborator of the 2024 Nobel laureates John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, Terrence Sejnowski is one of America's most distinguished AI scientists. In his new book, ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution, Sejnowski addresses some of the central technical and philosophical issues of today's large language model AI revolution. And in this wide-ranging conversation, we talked about everything from the origins of human language to the existential question of whether our brains and smart machines are converging. Unlike other AI researchers, Terry Sejnowski is able to make the deep language revolution accessible to a mainstream audience. Strongly recommended. Terrence J. Sejnowski is Francis Crick Chair at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Distinguished Professor at the University of California at San Diego. He has published over 500 scientific papers and 12 books, including The Computational Brain with Patricia Churchland. He was instrumental in shaping the BRAIN Initiative that was announced by the White House in 2013, and he received the prestigious Gruber Prize in Neuroscience in 2022.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Zimbabwean former Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay and Australian Justice Michael Kirby have joined Freedom Under Law's (FUL's) international advisory board to fill the vacancies following the deaths of founding members Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Lord Johan van Zijl Steyn. Both retired judges, Gubbay and Kirby are internationally regarded for being vocal on the rule of law, judicial independence and the protection of human rights. "The lives of the two prominent Commonwealth judges have intersected in many ways. They were both strong proponents (with later Chief Justice Mahomed of South Africa) of the application of international rights instruments in domestic law, beginning with the Bangalore Principles and Harare Declaration. Both attended the ground-breaking Bloemfontein Colloquium in 1993 chaired by former Chief Justice Corbett, in which some senior South African judges and counsel also participated. Both have been recipients of the Gruber Prize for Justice, other decorations and honorary doctorates," said FUL. In 1959, two years after joining the Bar in Zimbabwe, Cambridge alum Gubbay defended 100 members of the African National Congress of Southern Rhodesia against detention without a trial. He headed up the Income Tax Appeal Tribunal and the Patents Tribunal before joining the High Court in Bulawayo and then the Appellate Division in Harare. Post democracy, he held the Acting Chief Justice position for five terms before being appointed Chief Justice in 1990, where he presided over cases relating to human rights, such as freedom of speech, arbitrary arrests, decriminalising homosexuality and asserting land rights. "In 2001 he was forced from office. The Supreme Court was allowed to be invaded, and he was threatened. He was replaced by a High Court judge, Godfrey Chidyausiku, who had served as a deputy minister, acting attorney-general and member of the Politburo of the ruling party. Gubbay has received wide international recognition. He is an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, a patron of the Association of Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates and was appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration," FUL said. Beginning as a barrister in industrial relations, Kirby was the president of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and first chair of the Australian Law Reform Commission. He was a judge of Australia's highest court for 13 years, until 2009. He is known notably for his judgments in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights. "FUL records its gratitude for the willingness of these eminent figures to contribute their moral leadership and wisdom," said the nonprofit organisation.

The Earth's atmosphere is good for some things, like providing something to breathe. But it does get in the way of astronomers, who have been successful at launching orbiting telescopes into space. But gravity and the ground are also useful for certain things, like walking around. The Moon, fortunately, provides gravity and a solid surface without any complications of a thick atmosphere -- perfect for astronomical instruments. Building telescopes and other kinds of scientific instruments on the Moon is an expensive and risky endeavor, but the time may have finally arrived. I talk with astrophysicist Joseph Silk about the case for doing astronomy from the Moon, and what special challenges and opportunities are involved.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/07/17/243-joseph-silk-on-science-on-the-moon/Support Mindscape on Patreon.Joseph Silk received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University. After serving on the faculty at UC Berkeley and Oxford, he is currently Professor of Physics at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, and Homewood Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Astronomical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his awards are the Balzan Prize, the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, and the Gruber Prize in cosmology. His new book is Back to the Moon: The Next Giant Leap for Humankind.Johns Hopkins web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsAIP Oral History interviewWikipediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode, David is joined by Wendy Freedman. Prof Freedman is a legendary cosmologist, who has played a central role in understanding the expansion rate of our Universe. She is a Professor of Cosmology at University of Chicago, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a legacy fellow of the American Astronomical Society and winner of the Gruber Prize in Cosmology. Her recent work has focussed on precise measurements of the expansion rate of the Universe and has been a the heart of the so-called "Crisis in Cosmology" that we get into in today's episode.   To support this podcast and our research lab, head to www.coolworldslab.com/support

Jo Dunkley is a Professor of Physics and Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. ​Her research is in cosmology, studying the origins and evolution of the Universe. Her major projects are the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Simons Observatory. She's also a member of the Rubin Observatory's Dark Energy Science Collaboration. ​Professor Dunkley has been awarded the Maxwell Medal, the Rosalind Franklin award, and the New Horizons prize for her work on the Cosmic Microwave Background, and she shared the Gruber Prize and the Breakthrough Prize with the WMAP team. In her thrilling new guide to our Universe and how it works OUR UNIVERSE, Professor Dunkley reveals how it only becomes more beautiful and exciting the more we discover about it. With warmth and clarity, Dunkley takes us from the very basics - why the Earth orbits the Sun, and how our Moon works - right up to massive, strange phenomena like superclusters, quasars, and the geometry of spacetime. As she does so, Dunkley unfurls the history of humankind's heroic journey to understand the history and structure of the cosmos, revealing the extraordinary, little-known stories of astronomy pioneers including Williamina Fleming, Vera Rubin and Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Support our Sponsors LinkedIn Jobs! Use this link to post your first job ad for FREE LinkedIn.com/impossible biOptimizers for better sleep: https://magbreakthrough.com/impossible 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:50 How did you come up with the title and idea for the book? 00:03:23 About your collaboration on the book's illustrations. 00:07:06 Why do you use OUR in the title of book? Who is the book for? 00:08:45 What did you learn from writing this book? 00:11:02 What's the status of women in physics & astronomy? 00:16:10 What's your view on big bang cosmology and the origins of the Universe? 00:19:17 What's your view on big bang cosmology and the origins of the Universe? 00:24:09 Do we need new/better ideas in cosmology? 00:26:37 What is "adiabatic" as you discuss in your dissertation? 00:32:37 Where do quantum fluctuations come from and what do they evolve into? 00:37:29 Why is the Universe flat? 00:39:43 Is the existence of a primordial gravitational wave evidence for quantized gravity? 00:51:40 What seemed impossible to your younger self? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_39/join Support the podcast: https://www.com/drbriankeating And please join my mailing list to get resources and enter giveaways to win a FREE copy of my book (and more) http://briankeating.com/mailing_list.php

Dr. Sakena Yacoobi is the CEO of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), which she founded in 1995 in response to the lack of education and health care that the Afghan people were facing after decades of war and strife. Since its founding, AIL has either directly or indirectly impacted the lives of millions of Afghans. Under her leadership, AIL continues as an innovative organization working at the grassroots level helping communities and individuals. She is also co- founder and Vice President of Creating Hope International (CHI). In addition, Sakena has established private facilities in Afghanistan: 4 schools, a hospital and a radio station. Dr. Yacoobi has 6 honorary doctorates from institutions, including Princeton University. Dr. Yacoobi was honored in 2017 with the Sunhak Peace Prize and in 2016 as the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education awardee, the 2015 WISE Prize for Education Laureate and the 2013 recipient of the Opus Prize. She is both a Kravis Prize and Gruber Prize awardee. Sakena is a Skoll Social Entrepreneur, Schwab Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka fellow and was nominated as one of 1,000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/future-school-leaders/message

Anyone who has read histories of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 1983 nuclear false alarm, must be struck by how incredibly close humanity has come to wreaking incredible destruction on itself. Nuclear war was the first technology humans created that was truly capable of causing such harm, but the list of potential threats is growing, from artificial pandemics to runaway super-powerful artificial intelligence. In response, today’s guest Martin Rees and others founded the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. We talk about what the major risks are, and how we can best reason about very tiny probabilities multiplied by truly awful consequences. In the second part of the episode we start talking about what humanity might become, as well as the prospect of life elsewhere in the universe, and that was so much fun that we just kept going.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Lord Martin Rees, Baron of Ludlow, received his Ph.D. in physics from University of Cambridge. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, as well as Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom. He was formerly Master of Trinity College and President of the Royal Society. Among his many awards are the Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, the Gruber Prize in Cosmology, the Crafoord Prize, the Michael Faraday Prize, the Templeton Prize, the Isaac Newton Medal, the Dirac Medal, and the British Order of Merit. He is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.Web pageInstitute for Astronomy, Cambridge, web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsAmazon.com author pageWikipediaCentre for the Study of Existential Risk

Veteran astronomer and cosmologist Sandra Faber has just been awarded the Gruber Prize for Cosmology, honoring more than forty years of pioneering work. She talks with Mat Kaplan on this week’s show.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sapana Malla is one among the exceptional few women in this male dominated profession. She is a former president of the Forum for Women, Law & Development. In 2008, she was a joint winner of the Gruber Prize for Women's Rights. Born in Nawalparasi district, Pradhan has a Master's Degree in Comparative Law from the University of Delhi. She has been selected as Nepal's candidate for the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women's (Cedaw) 2015-2018 term. She also has a Mid Career Master from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She has been appointed as member of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) 2014-2017 term.

Sep,. 5, 2015. Bryan Stevenson discusses "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Bryan Stevenson is a professor of law at New York University Law School and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a private, nonprofit organization in Montgomery, Alabama. He works to challenge bias against the poor and people of color and has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners as well as argued five times before the Supreme Court. He has received numerous awards for his public service, advocacy and law work, including the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, the 2009 Gruber Prize for Justice and Smithsonian magazine's 2012 American Ingenuity Award for Social Progress. His new best-selling book, “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption," is the winner of the NAACP’s Image Award for Best Nonfiction, and accounts Stevenson’s experiences in the pursuit of justice. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6991

Feature Guest: Wendy Freedman A long long time ago in every place at once, all of this began. But when exactly did the universe begin? And how quickly did it expand into the structure we see around us? Those numbers are more difficult to nail down than we had thought, yet more critical to our understanding of the nature of the cosmos, of dark matter and dark energy, than we could have ever imagined. Today we're joined at The Star Spot by cosmologist Wendy Freedman who recently stepped down after 12 years heading up the development of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Current in Space Anuj wonders if magnetic worm holes will one day transport us to the far reaches of space. And with Pluto data analysis just getting underway, Tony provides the new targets for the New Horizons spacecraft. About Our Guest Wendy Freedman is Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Among the world’s most influential astronomers, Freedman served as co-leader of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project and is former director of the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. She served 12 years as chair of the Board of Directors for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Project, an optical telescope with a primary mirror 80 feet in diameter scheduled to begin operations in 2021. Freedman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. She is a recipient of the 2009 Gruber Prize for Cosmology.

Dr. David Spergel is the Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He is also involved in the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science and the Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Tokyo. He completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University and received his Master's degree and PhD in Astronomy from Harvard University. After two years as a long-term member at the Institute for Advanced Study, he joined the Princeton faculty in 1987. David has received a number of awards and honors during his career, including the Shaw Prize, being named a Science Citation Laureate, a MacArthur Fellowship, a Sloan Fellowship, the Presidential Young Investigator Award, and the Gruber Prize (awarded to the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe team). In addition, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the National Academy of Sciences. Time Magazine has listed Spergel in its 2001 issue as one of America's Top scientists and in its 2012 issue as one of the 25 most influential people in Space. David is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

Dr. Julia C. Lee, Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, gave the Junior Scientist Lecture Series on Feb. 25, 2010. Dr. Lee obtained her PhD in astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, in the UK, and held postdoctoral positions at MIT and Harvard. She received the prestigious Chandra postdoctoral fellowship to study quasars at X-ray wavelengths using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and Europe's XMM-Newton Observatory. Quasars are super-massive black holes at the center of galaxies, where gas and stars spiral inwards, heating up and emitting enormous amounts of electromagnetic radiation and expelling relativistic particles in collimated jets. In 2007, Dr. Lee was part of a large team that won the Gruber Prize in Cosmology. Although the Gruber prize has only been awarded since 2000, it is widely regarded as perhaps the most prestigious prize in astrophysics, second only to winning the Nobel prize in physics.

Astronomers believe our Universe began in a Big Bang, and is expanding around us. Brian will describe the Universe that we live in, and how astronomers have used observations to trace our Universe's history back more than 13 billion years. We are just beginning to observe and understand how the first stars, galaxies, and black holes transformed the lifeless Universe into the vibrant Cosmos we see today. A vast array of new observatories are planned for the coming decade that will enable us to see the life history of the Universe, and better understand the ultimate fate of the Cosmos.This lecture is made possible with the support of Swinburne Astronomy Online http://astronomy.swinburne.edu.au/sao/Brian Schmidt, co-winner of 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics, is an astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at ANU. He works on a range of topics related to observational cosmology, and studies supernovae and gamma ray bursts. He is the scientific leader of the new SkyMapper Telescope and Southern Sky Survey. Brian's research has been recognized with a number of accolades, including the Gruber Prize for Cosmology, the Shaw Prize, the Vainu Bappu Medal, the Australian Academy of Science Pawsey Medal, and the Australian Government's Malcolm McIntosh Prize. Brian is an ARC Federation Fellow, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the US National Academy of Science, and was the Bulletin Magazine's 'scientist of the year' in 2004.

In this week's NewsFlash, we find out why giggling gorillas can tell us how laughter evolved, how shining squid use their entire bodies to see light and how birds learn from their neighbours, but only when the lessons are right. Plus, we speak to the winner of this year's Gruber Prize for cosmology, and Sarah Castor-Perry takes us back to This Week in Science History...