In this Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar lecture, explore the critical balance between efficiency, resilience, and artificial intelligence with speaker Moshe Y. Vardi from Rice University. Examine how both computer science and economics have traditionally prioritized efficiency—through algorithm optimization, AI development to reduce human labor, and free market principles—often at the expense of resilience. Learn why resilience should be considered a more important property than efficiency, and discover approaches for making resilience a primary consideration in both fields. The presentation concludes with thought-provoking questions about the fundamental goals of AI research, challenging attendees to reconsider established paradigms in computing and economic systems.