The Soviet Union collapsed because of A.I. and today's guest, Stanford/MIT professor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, argues society is on the same crash course today!

Prof. Pentland is a rockstar:

Distinguished professor at both Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Pioneered the field of computational social science.
Many-time best-selling author... in today's episode, we focus on his latest book, "Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of A.I."

We discuss:

How A.I. systems fail when they treat humans as logical engines rather than social foragers who learn by watching others.
The parallels between Soviet central planning through early A.I. and today's systems.
Why Washington DC residents wanted A.I. to defend them against city bureaucracy rather than optimize city services, revealing what real people actually need from A.I.
"Data unions" as the next evolution after labor unions and agricultural co-ops.
Living laboratories and digital twins as tools for testing A.I. systems in real-world contexts before deployment.
...and much more!

Today's episode is relatively high-level so can be enjoyed by any interested listener.

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