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 Padmanabhan

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.

• https://www.storiesinai.com
• https://autonomize.ai

Rachna Mathur

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.

• https://www.stemology.club/

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.