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AI is changing everything — but what does it mean for us, humans?
Artificial Intelligence is taking over the world — but maybe not in the way you think. Forget the Terminator-style, robots-taking-jobs dystopia for a second. The real revolution in AI is happening in hospitals, schools, and even with kids who just need someone to talk to. It’s the kind of change that makes you think twice about what technology can do for humanity.
Three of the brightest minds in AI — Regina Barzilay from MIT, Paolo Pirjanian of Embodied, and David Silver from Google DeepMind — recently spoke about how their work is reshaping everything from medicine to child developmentto defeating grandmasters at board games. These aren’t just some sci-fi fantasies; these are practical, boots-on-the-ground, real-world AI applications that might just change how we see everything around us.
AI vs. Cancer: The Human Story Behind the Tech
Let’s start with Regina Barzilay. Her story hits hard. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, she found herself in a hospital that seemed like it hadn’t heard of the 21st century. No AI, no fancy tech — just doctors doing their best without the tools that could make their job easier. But here’s the twist: MIT, a beacon of technological innovation, was literally a subway stop away from the hospital, and yet none of that…
