This week on Q+A … Generative AI is suddenly in everyone's hands, from the facial recognition software on our phones to the ground-breaking $100 billion ChatGPT platform which generates human-like responses to every possible command.

But if the next generation of AI is smarter and more lifelike than ever before, will we be left in its wake?

Columbia University physicist and mathematician Professor Brian Greene joins a cross-section of experts and commentators to ponder: what becomes of the human in the 21st century technology loop?

This episode was broadcast on Monday March 18, 2024.

Panellists: Brian Greene, Physicist & best-selling author, Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley, retired Army major general Gus McLachlan, Author & Editor at Mamamia Jessie Stephens and ThatsMyFace CEO & ethical AI advocate Nadia Lee.

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