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S1E3 — Could AI cure cancer and still leave us miserable?
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S1E3 — Could AI cure cancer and still leave us miserable?

What happens to your ability to think, learn and connect with other people when AI lets you skip the hard parts?

In this episode, Rachael speaks with Nicholas Davis, industry professor of emerging tech at the University of Technology Sydney, about the value of friction in a world determined to eliminate it.

They discuss “cognitive junk food”, the difference between producing the right answer and learning something, and why difficult conversations matter.

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Tokenised Human is a podcast about identity, work and how AI is challenging both.

Business and technology reporter Rachael Bolton speaks with researchers, business leaders and policy nerds about what is happening right now and the future we are rushing towards.

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