Episode 31: Science Is a Human Endeavor (feat. Molly Crockett and Lisa Messeri), April 15 2024

Will AI someday do all our scientific research for us? Not likely. Drs. Molly Crockett and Lisa Messeri join for a takedown of the hype of "self-driving labs" and why such misrepresentations also harm the humans who are vital to scientific research.Dr. Molly Crockett is an associate professor of psychology at Princeton University.Dr. Lisa Messeri is an associate professor of anthropology at Yale University, and author of the new book, In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles.References:AI For Scientific Discovery - A WorkshopNature: The Nobel Turing ChallengeNobel Turing Challenge WebsiteEric Schmidt: AI Will Transform ScienceMolly Crockett & Lisa Messeri in Nature: Artificial intelligence and illusions of understanding in scientific research404 Media: Is Google's AI actually discovering 'millions of new materials?'Fresh Hell:Yann LeCun realizes generative AI sucks, suggests shift to objective-driven AIIn contrast:https://x.com/ylecun/status/1592619400024428544https://x.com/ylecun/status/1594348928853483520https://x.com/ylecun/status/1617910073870934019CBS News: Upselling “AI” mammogramsArs Technica: Rhyming AI clock sometimes lies about the timeArs Technica: Surveillance by M&M's vending machineYou can check out future livestreams at https://twitch.tv/DAIR_Institute. Follow us!Emily Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMBender Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social Alex Twitter: https://twitter.com/@alexhanna Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@alex Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Christie Taylor.