Possible Podcast: Sougwen Chung on AI, Error, and Human Agency

What if the future of AI is less about replacement and more about co-creating with intelligent systems? In this condensed version of Reid Hoffman’s Possible Podcast conversation with artist-researcher Sougwen Chung, you’ll hear how drawing, robotics, EEG-driven performance, and calligraphy can reshape our understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human agency. While the original episode is a full-length deep dive, this shorter summary delivers the key ideas in minutes. Sougwen explains why error, embodiment, and materiality matter in human-AI collaboration, and how their work with robotic arms, brainwave data, and “operational art” opens new questions about ethics of technology, innovation, and alignment. You’ll also learn how Lee Sedol’s AlphaGo loss inspired a shift from digital systems back into physical space, and why expanding our sensorium may expand our sense of agency. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.