Maggie Makar
Season 2 - Episode 4
Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence these days. But how should Christians understand AI? Can we use AI in beneficial ways while safeguarding human dignity?
Today's conversation features Dr. Maggie Makar, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan. Before coming to Michigan, Maggie worked on the cutting edge of machine learning research at Microsoft and Google. She uses AI herself in medical research, but also expresses deep concerns about a future of AI untethered from human constraints.
In addition to discussing AI, Maggie shares her fascinating story of growing up as a Christian in Cairo, Egypt, coming to the U.S., and balancing life as a wife and mother with the demands of a tenure-track faculty position at a premier university.