# The Role of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

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Podcast: [NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nsf-s-discovery-files-podcast-5593035)
Published: 2025-04-14T07:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://NSFsDiscoveryFilesPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-with-dr-sethuraman-panchanathan/
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## Resource

While artificial intelligence-driven technology is promising practical solutions to global challenges, AI-driven research advances the frontiers of knowledge and propels American ingenuity. Sethuraman Panchanathan, the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, discusses the current state of AI and the many ways it may be used in the future.

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