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Becoming AI Literate – Anne Scherer

Becoming AI Literate – Anne Scherer

FromWe Are ETH


Becoming AI Literate – Anne Scherer

FromWe Are ETH

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Anne Scherer, co-founder of Delta Labs AG and author of the book You and AI, explains why trust and comfort are crucial in human-machine interaction.The development of AI has sparked a lot of interest and enthusiasm, and Anne Scherer thinks its rate of development is expected to continue to surprise us. Anne is co-founder of Delta Labs AG and author of the book You and AI, in which she tries to make people more aware of what's going on in this field by reducing fear of that technology. Before founding Delta Labs, she was an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Marketing at the University of Zurich, a researcher at ETH Zurich, and completed her PhD at the Technical University of Munich. Anne shares her experience at ETH Zurich and how it influenced her entrepreneurial spirit, and discusses the intersection of AI and creativity. She explains why increasing AI literacy in society is important to have more informed discussions about AI.This is her story.Chapters(00:00) Introduction and Personal Background(02:00) The Connection Between Travel and Technology Exploration(03:21) Taking Different Perspectives and Exploring New Things(04:15) The Impact of AI and the Rate of Development(05:41) The Hype Cycle and the Potential of AI(07:02) Generative AI and its Ease of Use(08:21) The Book 'You and AI'(10:42) Trust and Comfort with AI(12:31) The Design of Technology and Human Interaction(14:44) ETH Experience and Research(17:36) Becoming AI Literate(18:33) Recommendations for Learning about AI(19:59) AI and Creativity(20:28) Conclusion
Released:
Feb 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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We Are ETH is a podcast series featuring stories from Alumni of ETH Zurich around the globe. Hosted by ETH Circle Member and Entrepreneur Susan Kish, We Are ETH brings you conversations with the people who have taken their ETH experience out into the world and turned it into a company, a career, and a way of life.