MIT and Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland joins the show to explore the power of communities for shared knowledge and how AI could hurt or help the growth of these communities. Ryan and Sandy dive into the findings from Sandy’s new book Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI, the ethical implications of rapidly advancing technology, and AI’s potential to foster community dialogue and decision-making.&nbsp;Episode notes:Sandy’s new book <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262050999/shared-wisdom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI</a> explores how we can build a flourishing society by using what we know about human nature to design our technology—rather than letting technology shape our society.Connect with Sandy on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsandypentland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>. Check out the work he’s doing with AI at <a href="http://deliberation.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deliberation.io</a> and <a href="https://loyalagents.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loyal Agents</a>.Congratulations to user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/7697425/harshal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harshal</a> for winning a Populist badge on their answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42217121/how-to-start-search-only-when-user-stops-typing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to start search only when user stops typing?</a><a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/30/how-ai-is-helping-us-build-better-communities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TRANSCRIPT</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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