Siliconsciousness: The Great and Good Disruptive Power of World Models

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Leading the way in artificial intelligence doesn’t just take the most powerful chips and biggest data centers — it takes a cultural shift towards AI literacy. Eric Xing, President of the MBZ University of Artificial Intelligence, joins David Rothkopf to share the unique approach the university takes to training the next generation of leaders in tech. Don’t miss this important conversation covering an array of critical topics in the field of AI, including the incredible potential of “world models,” breakthroughs in bioscience, the need for human agency in the tech space, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.0	Bloomberg follows the money, whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion
0:07.7	dollar swings.
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1:01.8	Welcome to CILA Consciousness, the DSR Network podcast focusing on the artificial intelligence revolution, politics, and policy.
1:13.6	Hello and welcome to a special edition of SILA consciousness. As you know, each and every week, we take a look at the world of AI and related technologies.
1:27.6	We've been doing this for a couple of years.
1:30.3	And throughout that time, I've been wanting to speak to Eric Sching.
1:35.9	Eric Sching is a professor and first president of the Muhammad bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
1:43.3	Professor Xing is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Career Award, the Alfred
1:49.0	Sloan Research Fellowship in Computer Science, United States Air Force, Office of Scientific
1:56.0	Research Young Investigator Award, and the IBM Open Collaborative Research Faculty Award.
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