Gerd Gigerenzer: What Machines Can't Learn and Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms


Author: Andrew Keen August 4, 2022 Duration: 34:47
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Gerd Gigerenzer: What Machines Can't Learn and Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Gerd Gigerenzer, author of How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms.

Gerd Gigerenzer is Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the author of Calculated Risks, Gut Feelings, and Risk Savvy and the coeditor of Better Doctors, Better Patients, Better Decisions and Classification in the Wild (both published by the MIT Press). He has trained judges, physicians, and managers in decision making and understanding risks and uncertainties.


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