Science Week Special: AI with Prof. Barry Smyth

Welcome back to Young Hot Guys!

This week’s episode is sponsored by Science Week! The guys sit down with Professor Barry Smyth (AI expert and professor at University College Dublin). Together they dive into the fascinating and sometimes unsettling world of AI, exploring what it is (and what it is not), its impact on creativity, and what the future holds. How will AI continue to evolve? Can we strike a balance between innovation and ethics? 

Science Week is a national celebration of science with hundreds of events for people of all ages taking place across Ireland. Science Week 2024 will be taking place from the 10th – 17th November. This year the theme is regeneration. The decisions we make today will greatly impact future generations and so it is important to take learnings from the past to inform our decisions for the future.This science week there is something for everyone and activities will take place during Science Week around Ireland and virtually, full details are available on www.scienceweek.ie

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This is a HeadStuff podcast produced by Hilary Barry.

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