AI: Separating Science Fact from Science Fiction

WSJ Opinion: Free Expression

Gerard Baker, Editor at Large, The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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From deepfakes to advances in medicine and science, artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most feared and misunderstood innovations of the 21st century. So why are so many people afraid of the future of AI? On this episode of the Free Expression podcast, Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang tells Gerry Baker how he went from MIT dropout to powering the AI industry, the effect the technology can have on the military, economics and education, and how AI can be used to distort information during crucial elections across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Boardrooms love buzzwords.
0:01.9	AI, climate, resilience.
0:03.7	But what do they actually mean for CFOs and execs trying to survive the next earnings call?
0:08.3	That's where the pre-read comes in.
0:09.8	Real experts and real talk.
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0:17.1	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.
0:24.4	Hello and welcome to free expression from the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal.
0:28.6	I'm Jerry Baker, editor at large of the journal.
0:31.0	If you're not already a subscriber to Free Expression, please do sign up at Apple, Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you do you do, you're listening.
0:37.0	This week, two words that strike hope, Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you do, you're listening. This week, two words that
0:38.8	strike hope, fear, and maybe, let's hope at least, curiosity and a fair amount of uncertainty in
0:45.4	people's minds. Those words, artificial intelligence. Is the future of AI and its potential,
0:52.5	science fact, or science fiction, from deep fakes to advances in medical technology to the rise of AI and its potential, science fact or science fiction. From deep fakes to advances in
0:56.4	medical technology to the rise of perhaps some say planet killing robots, AI offers extraordinary
1:02.2	promise and to some, including some of its most innovative creators, it offers a threat. But do
1:08.9	the concerns outweigh the benefits? Well, last month I had the opportunity
1:12.5	to speak with one of the world's leading AI entrepreneurs to explore all these questions,
1:17.8	the opportunities and challenges that this rapidly evolving and advancing technology presents.
1:23.8	Alexander Wang is co-founder of scale AI, the son of two physicists. Wang started his billion-dollar company five years after dropping out of MIT. The company has been a powerful force in the development of artificial intelligence in the fields of economics, finance and the military. And even though he's still not even 30 years old, Wong has become one of the most prominent voices in debates over
1:45.6	the proper application of AI. And Alexander Wong joins me now. Alexander, thanks very much indeed
1:51.1	for joining free expression. Thank you. Why don't you start telling us, because everybody is fascinated
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