Where What If Becomes What's Next. Podcast Season 1: AI

Featured Episode | April 25, 2024

What if researchers could run thousands of experiments all at the same time to solve some of the world's greatest problems — like sickle cell anemia, Alzheimer’s or cancer?

A CMU Podcast for Next Generation's Doers

WHERE WHAT IF BECOMES WHAT’S NEXT, hosted by Jeanine Herbst, is a new podcast from Carnegie Mellon University where scientists, artists, engineers, researchers and visionaries come together in the pursuit of “What If” to bring you “What’s Next.” In Season One, we focus on Artificial Intelligence. We’ll take you beyond the headlines to make you smarter about AI. We’ll bring you news and insights, and introduce you to the world’s foremost experts on AI.

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