November 23, 2023

What Happens When AI Can THINK Like a Human? (And How to Prepare NOW) | Dr. Stephen Wolfram

2 hours 14 minutes

Dr. Stephen Wolfram is a physicist and founder of Wolfram Research Inc. (creator of Wolfram Alpha, Mathematica, and the Wolfram Language). He is also recognized as the author of "A New Kind of Science," a groundbreaking work exploring computational systems and their implications in the natural world.

In our conversation, we discuss:

The story of starting Wolfram Research

Why he decided to bootstrap the company

Lessons learned on people management and leadership

How Stephen thinks about product design, and decision making framework

Thinking in first principles

Artificial Intelligence: thoughts on when AGI could arrive

How AI will continue to shape society

What skillsets people should be developing NOW to be successful in the future

Stephen's relationship with money and what it means to him

How to increase the chances that you'll be wealthy

and much more

Learn more about Stephen:

Website: https://www.stephenwolfram.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram

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