E257 - The Need for Responsible AI w/ Robert Wright
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Danny and Derek discuss the potential and pitfalls of the AI revolution with journalist Robert Wright.
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience. Danny and Derek welcome to the show journalist and author Robert Wright to talk about the potential and pitfalls of the AI revolution. They discuss how neural networks learn, the differences between predictive and generative AI, machine consciousness, job displacement, the environmental costs of data centers, how capitalism is shaping the AI race, and the need for international regulation. Read Robert’s new book The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hosts: Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison
Guest: Robert Wright
Topics covered
- AI revolution
- neural networks
- machine consciousness
- job displacement
- international regulation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning
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