Iranian AI Researchers Discuss Societal Impacts In Video

Atoosa Kasirzadeh of Google DeepMind and CMU, Nika Haghtalab of UC Berkeley, and Niloofar Mireshghallah recorded an hour-long conversation examining AI opportunities and risks. The exchange addresses effects on the economy, employment, education, governance, personal agency, and the difficulty of distinguishing reality. Shared via a YouTube video titled «دنیای ماهو», the discussion is presented in Persian with a generative-AI persona appearing alongside the participants. Multiple researchers and academics amplified the release on social media, confirming the video as the primary public record of the exchange.