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Dr. David E. Goldberg is a professor, writer, and a civil engineer. David has written several books on the topics of engineering and algorithms. Some of these books include The Design of Innovation, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning, and, his latest book, A Whole New Engineer. Jason sits down with David to pick his brains on the latest in AI technology, why there's a decline in engineers, and we also get to find out a little bit more about David's most recent book.    Key Takeaways: 2:10 – David jumps right in and talks about AI, Artificial Intelligence, technology.  5:20 – To design a kidney by human hands is impractical, but nature has been able to create one for the past 3.5 billion years and more.  9:15 – As better or new technologies arise, so will the ethical questions.  12:45 – What's happening in engineering education right now?  15:40 – Engineers were seen as heroes and that view reached its apex around World War one and two. 17:55 – Roughly speaking, 6.9 billion of us