Why Artificial Intelligence will make us smarter: W. Russell Neuman presents AI as a progressive moment in human evolution


Author: Andrew Keen September 27, 2023 Duration: 30:12
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Why Artificial Intelligence will make us smarter: W. Russell Neuman presents AI as a progressive moment in human evolution

EPISODE 1748: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to W. Russell Neuman, author of EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, about why he sees AI as a progressive moment in human evolution


W. Russell Neuman is Professor of Media Technology at New York University. A founding faculty of the MIT Media Laboratory, he served as Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  His recent books include The Digital Difference: Media Technology and the Theory of Communication Effects.


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.



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