AI has been feared for a long time, with concerns that it will make humans irrelevant. However, history has shown that every time we automate something, we also create new value. The same will happen with AI. It may work faster than previous automation, but it will also create new industries and opportunities. AI is a linear thinker, which means it can connect existing dots but not invent new ones. Humans excel at lateral thinking, which is essential for creativity and innovation. AI will complement and support In this episode, Tom explains that AI is a "mirror" that helps us understand what it means to be human, and that we often underestimate humanity's ability to adapt and create new value. He argues that AI will not make us irrelevant, but rather accelerate our evolution and force us to rediscover our purpose and potential as thinkers, dreamers, and creators. Ultimately, our ability to imagine and create what doesn't yet exist is what makes us human and valuable, and no machine can ever take
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AI has been feared for a long time, with concerns that it will make humans irrelevant. However, history has shown that every time we automate something, we also create new value. The same will happen with AI. It may work faster than previous automation, but it will also create new industries and opportunities. AI is a linear thinker, which means it can connect existing dots but not invent new ones. Humans excel at lateral thinking, which is essential for creativity and innovation. AI will complement and support In this episode, Tom explains that AI is a "mirror" that helps us understand what it means to be human, and that we often underestimate humanity's ability to adapt and create new value. He argues that AI will not make us irrelevant, but rather accelerate our evolution and force us to rediscover our purpose and potential as thinkers, dreamers, and creators. Ultimately, our ability to imagine and create what doesn't yet exist is what makes us human and valuable, and no machine can ever take
The Data Revolution: How AI, Smart Cities, and Food Tech Are Shaping Our Future
Foresight Radio
44 minutes 22 seconds
10 months ago
The Data Revolution: How AI, Smart Cities, and Food Tech Are Shaping Our Future
In this episode of Foresight Radio, Tom Koulopoulos speaks with Erin Baumgartner, co-founder of Family Dinner and former assistant director at the MIT Senseable City Lab. The discussion explores the democratization of data—how it’s reshaping cities, transforming the food industry, and revolutionizing education through MIT’s MicroMasters program.
The conversation covers:
How data is transforming urban living, from shared mobility to autonomous intersections that eliminate traffic lights.
The role of data storytelling—why making data understandable is key to adoption.
How sewage data is being used to track urban health, fight the opioid crisis, and predict disease outbreaks.
The inefficiencies of our food system, why supermarkets are fundamentally broken, and how data can make food more ethical, sustainable, and local.
The future of education—how MIT’s MicroMasters in Data Science is providing elite education to thousands worldwide and changing the way we think about access to knowledge.
The ethics of AI and data privacy—why the ship has already sailed and what it means for the future of personal data.
From AI-driven cities to ethical food choices, this episode explores how data is becoming an invisible journalist, uncovering truths we never thought to ask and reshaping the future of how we live, work, and eat.
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AI has been feared for a long time, with concerns that it will make humans irrelevant. However, history has shown that every time we automate something, we also create new value. The same will happen with AI. It may work faster than previous automation, but it will also create new industries and opportunities. AI is a linear thinker, which means it can connect existing dots but not invent new ones. Humans excel at lateral thinking, which is essential for creativity and innovation. AI will complement and support In this episode, Tom explains that AI is a "mirror" that helps us understand what it means to be human, and that we often underestimate humanity's ability to adapt and create new value. He argues that AI will not make us irrelevant, but rather accelerate our evolution and force us to rediscover our purpose and potential as thinkers, dreamers, and creators. Ultimately, our ability to imagine and create what doesn't yet exist is what makes us human and valuable, and no machine can ever take
