#002 How to not be replaced by robots w/ Dr. Alistair Johnson

Episode • Jun 10, 2019 • 54m

Are you curious whether machines will replace humans in the near future?

In this podcast, I interview Dr. Alistair Johnson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 healthcare category. We discuss his story, covering topics such as life in high school at age 11, pursuing his doctorate at the University of Oxford, and how he got his Forbes 30 under 30 accolade. We then discuss key questions regarding the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, such as are humans going to be replaced by machines, what are the skills of the future, and whether the research integrity of the academic system has been compromised.

00:00 - Introducing Dr. Alistair Johnson

03:00 - Life in high school as an 11-year-old

05:00 - Pursuing engineering

08:00 - How Dr. Johnson began to pursue a Ph.D. in Oxford

10:06 - Life in university at age 15

13:15 - College life in Oxford

18:30 - Ph.D. coursework in Oxford

21:10 - The story behind Forbes 30 under 30

23:45 - What’s the difference between AI and Machine Learning

30:30 - Are humans going to be replaced by machines soon?

40:45 - What are the skills of the future?

47:00 - Research in academia vs. corporations

Video version available on YouTube channel “Dr. Jon Tam”

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