AI in Education with Ganesh Padmanabhan
Episode description
Sean and Rachna talk about the "Cambrian explosion" of generative AI with Ganesh Padmanabhan, CEO & Founder of Autonomize Inc. and the potential challenges and opportunities from this rapidly evolving technological change.
As we frame our conversation - we talk about the contemporary implications of some of the latest advancements in generative AI using Neil Postman's 1998 talk titled: “Five things we need to know about technological change” In a long and windy way, our conversation hot on the following 5 topics...
- Trade offs (good or bad) are presented by technological change
- Distribution is uneven
- Empowering the "adjacent possible"
- Ecological change of new technology disruptions and innovations
- The dangers to a society or system when new and emergent technologies become mythic
About our Guests
Ganesh is the CEO & founder of Autonomize, Inc, a software company focussed on applying AI to power healthcare outcomes. He is an accomplished business executive, entrepreneur and investor, with deep expertise in data and artificial intelligence (AI) related businesses.
Rachna is an Artist, an Engineer, a Teacher, a Tinkerer, a Researcher, a Dreamer... a Lifelong Learner. She loves discussing STEM and demonstrating Kathak dance to kids, adults, and other teachers! Rachna is the CEO/ Founder of STEMology Club and currently pursuing a doctorate in education with a focus on K-6 STEM.
Additional Links
- Neil Postman (1998) 5 Things to Know about Technological Change
- Terminator Paradox, Teaching parents to raise kids for the AI future | Jair Ribeiro | Stories in AI
The Learning Futures Podcast is jointly produced by Enterprise Technology and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.