Interview with NYU Professor Vasant Dhar: Thinking With Machines

This podcast features Asit Sharma interviewing Vasant Dhar, an AI pioneer and author of "Thinking with Machines: The Brave New World of AI." They discuss Dhar's early life experiences and his work with AI, including Herbert Simon's bounded rationality concept and building an AI bot of valuation expert Aswath Damodaran. Dhar shares insights on how small edges compound for success, drawing parallels between financial markets and sports, and emphasizes the importance of individuals being mindful of their AI consumption to avoid cognitive decline, advocating for using AI to amplify skills rather than as a crutch.

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Introduction to AI and Early Influences

Herbert Simon and the Concept of Bounded Rationality

The Power of Compounding Small Edges

AI in Long-Term Investing: The Damodaran Bot

Building the Damodaran Bot: Marrying Story and Numbers

AI Governance and the Risk of Disempowerment

The Importance of Human Expression and Enjoyment in the Age of AI

Interview with NYU Professor Vasant Dhar: Thinking With Machines

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00:04Introduction to AI and Early Influences

Introduction to AI and Early Influences

02:53Herbert Simon and the Concept of Bounded Rationality

Herbert Simon and the Concept of Bounded Rationality

05:35The Power of Compounding Small Edges

The Power of Compounding Small Edges

08:43AI in Long-Term Investing: The Damodaran Bot

AI in Long-Term Investing: The Damodaran Bot

11:23Building the Damodaran Bot: Marrying Story and Numbers

Building the Damodaran Bot: Marrying Story and Numbers

16:07AI Governance and the Risk of Disempowerment

AI Governance and the Risk of Disempowerment

19:37The Importance of Human Expression and Enjoyment in the Age of AI

The Importance of Human Expression and Enjoyment in the Age of AI