The Future of Science: AI’s Effect and Transformation
More than the subsequent week, The Economist will discover the prospective influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the field of science. In the 1st aspect of our two-aspect podcast series, “Babbage,” Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technologies editor, interviews Mustafa Suleyman, the founder of Inflection AI and co-founder of Google DeepMind. Suleyman discusses accountable improvement of AI, the obstacles that require to be overcome, and how society ought to prepare for the widespread use of this technologies.
Moreover, a new film from The Economist will function a conversation involving historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari and Mustafa Suleyman. They will delve into the implications of AI on our quick future, the necessity of controlling the technologies, and even discover the idea of AI possessing agency. The film will be accessible to watch on Thursday, September 14th.
In the following week’s episode of “Babbage,” we will investigate the prospective of AI to revolutionize the scientific paradigm. We will discover the use of robots that automate tedious elements of the scientific course of action, and hear from The Economist’s correspondents on how investigation could be accelerated to facilitate new scientific discoveries.
“Babbage” is released just about every Wednesday and can be discovered on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn, and extra. Check out economist.com/AI-pods to listen to extra episodes on generative AI.

