Identity and Collective Intelligence
Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Author and CTO of Technology & Society at Google
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Season 2 Episode 23
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AI researcher, author, and VP and Fellow at Google Research, Blaise Agüera y Arcas has contributed to research papers cited more than 20,000 times, including a seminal LaMDA paper from 2022. His new book, Who Are We Now?, explores how biology, ecology, sexuality, history, and culture have intertwined to create a dynamic “us” that’s neither natural nor artificial. Blaise joins Robb and Josh for a philosophical exploration of identity, collective intelligence, and the ways AI might put us back into balance with nature. A frequent TED speaker and winner of MIT’s TR35 Prize, Blaise brings the perspective of a deeply forward-thinking researcher to our ongoing conversation about AI.
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Blaise Agüera y Arcas is the CTO of Technology & Society at Google. A winner of MIT Technology Review’s TR35 Prize and Fast Company’s Most Creative People Award, Blaise is a frequent speaker at TED and other prestigious conferences. At Google, he leads the Paradigms of Intelligence (Pi) team, which interweaves AI with ideas and expertise from fields like computer science, neuroscience, biology, and philosophy.
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