Davis College Dean Launches Inaugural Podcast with Conversation on Rogue AI

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to host a podcast. But it’s better when one does.

T. Dwayne McCay, former rocket scientist and Louise Dilworth Davis Dean of the Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering at Texas Christian University, is launching a podcast. In the first episode of “It Doesn’t Take a Rocket Scientist,” McCay is talking about rogue artificial intelligence (AI). 

“Back in the day, I wrote a newspaper column called ‘It Doesn’t Take a Rocket Scientist,’” McCay said. “Each week, I took a complicated technology concept and broke it down so the layperson could understand it. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand science.” 

Now, McCay is bringing that same approach to his podcast, where he will explore complex scientific and technological topics through conversations with experts in Davis College. 

In the first episode, McCay sits down with Bingyang Wei, chair of the Department of Computer Science, to explore the darker side of AI.  

An expert in AI, Wei discusses the technology’s potential risks and challenges, offering insight into what we should understand as AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of everyday life. 

The podcast is scheduled to air monthly, with the second installment discussing screwworm with a researcher from TCU Ranch Management.