“I worry about AI researchers not knowing enough about social sciences”
Adam Russell, AI/nthropologist and Director of the AI Division at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI), is on a journey to help build a better world with AI. He interviews the ISI humans behind AI to understand what motivates them, how they shape AI today, and where they hope AI will go.
Michael Pazzani, a principal scientist at ISI, discusses what surprises him about the way LLMs can explain ideas. He discusses how studying psychology and his past work in “personalization for the wireless web” affect his experiences interacting with technology today. He explores the subject of autonomous vehicles and what worries him most about the mistakes they might make. He shares anecdotes about the research and developments in AI that have intersected with his hobbies of bird watching and photography. And he explains how AI could impact various careers, including the field of podcasting. Listen to his episode below.
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Published on September 11th, 2024
Last updated on September 10th, 2024