The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #69

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Guest: Silvia Oppliger

August 25th, 2026

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  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:59 Guest Intro, Basel and Piano
  • 15:15 Anastassia’s early journey
  • 21:43 The Brain and critique on today’s AI and society
  • 35:49 Anastassia’s Mission in AI Literacy
  • 42:34 AI Literacy vs. AI Fluency
  • 48:08 The cognitive challenge and appetite for understanding
  • 51:52 Mediocrity and the need to celebrate human effort
  • 55:18 Education reforms and re-exercising our brain
  • 1:09:37 Reaching the four pillars of Responsible AI
  • 1:19:17 Anastassia’s Vision
  • 1:24:05 Q&A Start
  • 1:24:32 What does innovation mean to you?
  • 1:27:14 Key moment, event, person
  • 1:28:22 Time Management
  • 1:32:49 Favourite childhood memory
  • 1:35:16 Biggest challenge to date
  • 1:41:34 Advice for young professionals
  • 1:43:38 What would you most like to be remembered for?
  • 1:43:52 Where can people find you?
  • 1:46:39 Final Message
  • 1:46:58 Outro

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