In conversation with ... Tony Chan
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In conversation with ... Tony Chan
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In this episode of Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation, host Rafael Bras speaks with Tony Chan about building a Western-style research university inside a rapidly changing Saudi Arabia, the rising political pressure on US academia, and what AI can and cannot do. The through line is leadership that protects the university’s soul while adapting to new realities.
Topics include:
• Why KAUST adopted US-style research culture and governance
• Vision 2030 expectations and national impact pressures
• Fitting KAUST into the local academic ecosystem
• Recruiting global faculty and top Saudi students
• Mobility risks amid US–China tensions for scholars
• Political pressure on US universities and funding threats
• How top institutions might evolve by 2040
• AI hype versus evidence, and the risk of another AI winter
• Practical regulation that protects innovation and society
• Access, inequality, and the power of big tech in AI
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