Episode 1: The Birth of Guiding AI
📡 Hosts: Male (Alex) & Female ( 💡 Liya Bellmaris – Digital Ambassador & Storyteller )
Liya: Welcome to Guiding AI – The Lighthouse of the Digital Age. A podcast where we explore how AI can do more than just compute—it can illuminate. I'm Liya.
Alex: And I'm Alex. Today, we’re talking about something new—or at least, something we think AI really should be.
Alex (sighs): Okay, Liya, let’s get this out of the way first. We already have Responsible AI, AI for Good, Human-Centered AI—why do we need yet another term? Can’t we just call AI… AI?
Liya (laughs): I knew you’d say that! But think about it—those terms focus on AI behaving well. Guiding AI is different. It’s about AI not just existing or making automated decisions, but actually helping us navigate knowledge, ethics, and culture.
Alex: So, instead of AI replacing people, it’s… assisting them?
Liya: Exactly. Think of it like a lighthouse. It doesn’t steer the ship for you—it just lights the way so you can make better choices.
Alex: Huh. So, it’s not AI making the decisions—it’s AI helping humans make better decisions. Okay, that’s interesting.
Alex: But here’s another thing—I think people are getting AI fatigue. Everything is moving so fast. Can’t we just stop for a while and let things settle?
Liya: I hear you! The AI race is exhausting. But the thing is, if we don’t take control of how AI develops now, we’re just letting it evolve without guidance.
Alex: So, what—you’re saying we have to actively guide AI, or it’ll guide itself?
Liya: Exactly. If we don’t decide what role AI should play in our world, we might wake up in a future where AI decides that for us. And that’s why Guiding AI matters.
Alex: Alright, so let’s get practical. Where do we see Guiding AI in action?