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#119 - Should We Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence?
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54 minutes
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Mar 23, 2016
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As technology rapidly progresses, some proponents of artificial intelligence believe that it will help solve complex social challenges and offer immortality via virtual humans. But AI’s critics say that we should proceed with caution. That its rewards may be overpromised, and that the pursuit of superintelligence and autonomous machines may result in unintended consequences. Is this the stuff of science fiction? Should we fear AI, or will these fears prevent the next technological revolution?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 23, 2016
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