Globalization, AI, and the digital revolution have made the world more interconnected. Yet human connections have suffered, with many people experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Public health and AI expert Jennifer Dunphy looks at what might be done to address this.

AI is playing an increasingly important role in medicine, though quite often this does not happen as intended. The tech is just as likely to lead to breakthroughs and discoveries in unintended or serendipitous ways, points out AI and ML expert Moein Shariatnia.

In this episode of the Delta Dialog, The Yuan contributor Tomoko Mitsuoka shares her insights into responsible AI development, the importance of educating the public on AI, and the challenges of balancing technological innovation with social values.

This week’s episode of the Delta Dialog examines AI from a cultural and ethical perspective. Tomoko Mitsuoka, AI ethicist and contributor for The Yuan, shares her unique insights, grounded in both Japanese and Western viewpoints, to explain how different beliefs influence the perception and development of AI.

For those who fret that AI heralds an apocalyptic end to society in its current form, a powerful counterargument is that society cannot be preserved or improved without AI playing an outsized role. AI expert Simone Castello examines why this is indeed the case.