EPISODE · Dec 14, 2023 · 41 MIN
AI in Bhutan: why Princess Wangchuk is building an AI center
from TechFirst with John Koetsier · host John Koetsier
You’ve probably heard of Bhutan, and you may have heard of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness measurement, which is about measuring how happy a country is as well as how wealthy a country is. Now the royal family in Bhutan is establishing an AI center to teach AI to locals ... and maybe bring Bhutan happiness -- and ethics -- to AI. To bring, as the princess puts it, "Ancient Wisdom & Ethics" to artificial intelligence. In this TechFirst, I chat with Enrique Hernandez about his and Princess Wangchuk's goal of bringing an AI center to Bhutan. Subscribe to TechFirst https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/ Wangchuk AI Center https://wangchukai.com/
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You’ve probably heard of Bhutan, and you may have heard of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness measurement, which is about measuring how happy a country is as well as how wealthy a country is. Now the royal family in Bhutan is establishing an AI center to teach AI to locals ... and maybe bring Bhutan happiness -- and ethics -- to AI. To bring, as the princess puts it, "Ancient Wisdom & Ethics" to artificial intelligence. In this TechFirst, I chat with Enrique Hernandez about his and Princess Wangchuk's goal of bringing an AI center to Bhutan. Subscribe to TechFirst https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/ Wangchuk AI Center https://wangchukai.com/
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