Squawk Pod Reports from Davos: will.i.am 01/20/23

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🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Andrew Ross Sorkin is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he spoke with philanthropist and 7-time Grammy-winning entertainer will.i.am. As founder of the i.am.angel Foundation, will.i.am is advocating for more STEAM education in the form of extra-curricular activities, tutoring and dedicated preparatory schools for at-risk youth. A creative who believes in the power of AI, will.i.am discusses ChatGPT’s value for creators, the power of social media, and the importance of encouraging young students to pursue science, tech, engineering, and math. It’s his 8th trip to the World Economic Forum, and he says 2023’s convention has the most diversity and best vibe yet. In this episode: will.i.am, @iamwill Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	The only thing we can do is be more loving, more human when we report the news, when we create,
0:11.0	we're going to be more empathetic.
0:12.0	Grammy winner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Will I Am at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
0:20.0	So I come here to Hanford mentors and new skills new perspectives because that's what the inner city kids need
0:27.0	His mission to give at-risk youth the resources to reach their potential through STEM education.
0:34.0	I try to encourage them to be audacious as much as their ambitious.
0:39.0	Dream as big as possible.
0:40.0	Discipline themselves.
0:41.0	You don't have to follow the herd.
0:43.0	Will I am on AI's potential for good and especially for creatives?
0:49.0	Chad GPT, that's the most liberating, powerful, creative pilot, banter engine that humanity's ever seen.
0:58.0	It's going to spark a new renaissance.
1:00.0	He's on set with Andrew Ross- Sorkin in the Swiss Alps.
1:04.0	I mean I still wear MC hammer pants.
1:06.0	Can't touch this.
1:07.0	You sure can.
1:08.0	I'm CNBC producer Cameron Costa.
1:11.0	Squackpad reports from Davos, Will I Am, starts right now.
1:17.0	Every year the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is jam-packed with the world's most
1:29.2	influential thinkers and decision-makers. Government officials like from China and from Ukraine,
1:35.0	even cultural leaders and celebrities,
1:37.6	like philanthropic chefs, musicians and actors.
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