About this episode

The episode features a debate on differing visions of an A.I. future, along with listener questions and an unexpected incident involving a dancing robot.

One final episode from our live event, featuring a debate, questions from listeners and the dramatic and unplanned collapse of a dancing robot.

Topics covered

• A.I. future
• debate
• listener questions
• live event
• robotics

Keywords

• A.I.
• debate
• live event
• robot
• listener questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

Products: dancing robot

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