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Will AI make thinking obsolete?

Will AI make thinking obsolete?

FromThe Public Philosopher


Will AI make thinking obsolete?

FromThe Public Philosopher

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Would you choose an algorithm rather than a human to mark your exam papers? Would you welcome a translation app that replaced foreign language learning? Would you trust a marriage prediction app to choose your life partner? Professor Michael Sandel of Harvard University - Radio 4's 'Public Philosopher' - puts these and other questions to an audience of students at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He generates a debate on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human decision-making, asking how far faith in technology depends on a mistrust of human subjectivity.

Producer: Sheila Cook
Released:
Aug 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (16)

Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel examines the thinking behind a current controversy.