Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve Big Problems - Kim Solez

Dreamcatchers Hosted by Jerome Myers

The realm of advanced technology sounds like something coming out of a sci-fi movie but the future's real and it’s here! This is the advocacy of our guest, Kim Solez. As much as we want to entrust humans in solving big problems, we must learn how to utilize our available tech to make our lives better. He obtained his M.D. with AOA honours from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and trained in pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins and in 1987 became chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. In 1991, he established the Banff Classification, the first standardized, international classification for renal allograft biopsies, with Johns Hopkins pathologist Lorraine Racusen. As chair of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Commission on Acute Renal Failure, from 1989 to 1997, Solez started the ISN Disaster Relief Task Force, a worldwide network of experts working closely with Médecins Sans Frontières. In 1997, Solez worked to end the mysterious Haitian diethylene glycol poisonings. In 2002, Solez founded Leonard Cohen Night, celebrating the work of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. In 2010, Solez completed the Singularity University Executive Course, and in 2011 pioneered a unique graduate level medical course Technology and the Future of Medicine at the University of Alberta. Solez has led the University of Alberta's involvement in the creation and further development of a unique medical school in Nepal devoted to rural health Patan Academy of Health Sciences. Solez continues work as a Pathologist at the University of Alberta, as well as Professor and Director of Experimental Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.

In this episode, Kim highlights the impact of technology not just to make our lives convenient but also to solve big issues of humanity. More than ever, we are living in a world of opportunity and it’s just a matter of time for us to realize the need for these tools. Join us and listen in!

[00:01 - 08:02] Opening Segment

• Welcoming Kim to the show
• Reimagining artificial intelligence as a problem-solving tool

[08:03 - 16:59] Utilizing AI to Solve the Biggest Threats in Humanity

• Facing inaccurate depictions of AI
• Finland’s initiative to incorporate artificial intelligence

[17:00 - 36:34] Embracing Diversity to the Advocacy of Reformation

• Working on big ideas with diverse personalities
• Challenges to keeping the momentum of the advocacy

[36:35 - 46:12] Closing Segment

• Do not just conform - lead life without precedent
• Connect with Kim!
• Closing words

Tweetable Quote:

“Leading a life without precedent, doing something no one's done before is actually easier than following an existing path. Because nobody has any way to measure how well you're doing. Nobody's ever done it before. " - Kim Solez

Connect with Kim:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimsolez/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KimSolez

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Solez

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