Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland (AI, Technology, Business, Data Science)

Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland (AI, Technology, Business, Data Science)

Author: Southwestern Family of Podcasts - Southwestern Family of Companies December 16, 2025 Duration: 27:07

Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, dives into the misunderstood issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence, including alignment, human centricity, how different nations are handling the new tech, and the application you can put to work in your business straight away that he calls "a little bit of genius".

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