How AI Could Actually Make the World Better

Podcast: What's Your Problem? (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How AI Could Actually Make the World BetterPub date: 2026-06-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJosh Tyrangiel is the author of “AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter.” On today’s show, Josh talks about some of these real people and the problems they’re working on: a professor trying to understand her nonverbal son, a general who delivered millions of Covid vaccines in 2021, and a hospital CEO trying to reduce the rate of deadly infections.  In this episode, Josh explains:  Where AI is helping to reduce hospital infections (and where it’s struggling) Why distributing the Covid vaccine was almost as hard as creating it Why convincing people to use AI is often the hardest problem to solve  Why we should use nuclear weapons as a model for regulating AI Connect with us: Follow Jacob Goldstein on LinkedIn, X and Instagram Email us at [email protected]  Follow Pushkin on Instagram, LinkedIn or X  Listen to Jacob’s other show, Business History  To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for Pushkin+ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin Industries, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.