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.