You and Betty and the nancy's and bills and joes and janes will find in the study of science a richer, more rewarding life.

Hey, welcome to Inquiring Minds. I'm Andravis Gontas.

This is a podcast that explores the space where science and society collide.

We want to find out what's true, what's left to discover,

and why it matters. In this era, when I think a lot of us are thinking about the changes that

generative AI is going to bring to our future.

We're thinking about what it means to be human.

And embedded in that question is who we are and how we conceive of our identity and our sense of self.

This is a topic that long-time listeners of inquiring minds will know has

fascinated me for decades now. And I've wanted to think about the implications that other people

have on our sense of self. Brian Lowry has written a book called Selfless about how our social interactions also influence our own sense of self.

Brian Lowry is the Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business,

and he also hosts his own podcast called Know What You See.

Music also hosts his own podcast called Know What You See. Brian Lowry, welcome to inquiring minds.

Thanks for having me.

It's such a pleasure to have you, especially at a time when our whole sense of self is being questioned by generative AI.

Is that right? Do you feel questioned by it? Do you feel questioned by generative AI. Is that right?

Do you feel questioned by it?

Do you feel questioned by it?

I mean, you know, I feel questioned about my future and what myself is going to be able

to do.

You know, even before we jump in, let me just say, I was talking to a friend of mine and

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