Terah Lyons on fashioning the AI future

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Terah Lyons on fashioning the AI future

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Apr 25, 2018

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John Thornhill talks to Terah Lyons, founding executive director of the Partnership on AI, a US initiative that brings civil society groups into a debate with big tech companies to promote the benefits of machine intelligence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Apr 25, 2018

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We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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