Applied Intelligence
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Cognitive Inversion — Rakhi Rajani on Human-Machine Teaming, Belief & How AI Reveals the Way We Think
AI Meets the Mind - Neuroscience, Consciousness & the Brain with Dr. Larry Farwell
di Roderick Bates & Kelly Sarabyn
What happens to human thinking when machines can generate almost anything on demand? Hosts Roderick Bates and Kelly Sarabyn sit down with Rakhi Rajani — a chartered psychologist and computer scientist who has spent her career at the intersection of human and machine intelligence, from big research labs in Silicon Valley to leading human-machine teaming at McKinsey's QuantumBlack and serving as Chief Digital & Strategy Officer at Genomics England. Rakhi introduces the idea of "cognitive inversion" — the shift from humans generating content to humans approving and evaluating what machines produce — and unpacks what that means for how our brains work, what we choose to believe, and how teams should actually collaborate with AI. The conversation ranges across trust and belief in AI systems, human-machine teaming in the workplace, what AI can teach us about how intelligence evolved, and why staying curious — treating AI as an intellectual sparring partner rather than a black-box answer machine — matters more than ever. A thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion for anyone thinking about how we work, learn, and think alongside increasingly capable machines.
What happens when a Harvard-trained neuroscientist who has spent decades studying the brain meets the AI revolution? Hosts Roderick Bates and Kelly Sarabyn sit down with Dr. Larry Farwell - son of a Manhattan Project physicist and a pioneer at the intersection of neuroscience, quantum physics, and consciousness research. Dr. Farwell traces his journey from asking life's biggest questions at fourteen to earning his PhD in neuroscience at Harvard, and explains why understanding consciousness may be the key to understanding - and better using - artificial intelligence. The conversation ranges from higher states of consciousness and Plato's Republic to quantum physics, intentional AI use, and his research into applying consciousness to create improbable outcomes in the physical world. If you've ever wondered where the brain ends and the machine begins, this episode is for you.
How does a company with 56 years of history and nearly 15,000 employees across seven continents reinvent the way it works with AI? Roderick Bates and Kelly Sarabyn talk with Mark Koussa, who leads internal AI innovation at LexisNexis Legal. Mark shares how LexisNexis is adopting AI not just as a tool but as a competitive moat - transforming how a global legal-information powerhouse operates from the inside out. The conversation covers what internal AI innovation actually means, how to drive adoption at enterprise scale, and what other organizations can learn from a legacy company moving fast on AI.