Thinking about Thinking
What is the role of human intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence? This six-episode podcast series, recorded at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, examines the concept of intelligence through science, history, politics, and economics — and what AI reveals about the society we've built.
Our host is Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, leading thinker and developer of safe, secure and responsible AI. You can learn more about her at www.rummanchowdhury.com
We also have a companion substack, also called Thinking about Thinking. Find us at https://substack.com/@rummanchowdhury1
Thinking about Thinking
Episode 5: Intelligence as an Economic Construct
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When productivity becomes the measure of a mind, who gets left behind?
What is AGI? How has the definition evolved across researchers and corporations? This episode tracks OpenAI's fully economic definition — "all tasks of economic value" — and asks what happens when intelligence becomes synonymous with productivity.
Our host is Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, leading thinker and developer of safe, secure and responsible AI. You can learn more about her at www.rummanchowdhury.com
We also have a companion substack, also called Thinking about Thinking. Find us at https://substack.com/@rummanchowdhury1