A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

About this episode

This episode discusses the current capabilities and risks of artificial intelligence with Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II.

ID The Future listeners now get to enjoy two episodes each month from our sister podcast Mind Matters News, a production of the Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. The Mind Matters News podcast brings you insight from computer scientists, engineers, inventors, neurosurgeons, and other experts who bring sanity to the conversation about natural and artificial intelligence, going beyond the hype to explore the undercurrents of these important ideas. And although the Mind Matters News podcast will not often explicitly discuss intelligent design, it regularly explores the nature of intelligence, the origin of information, and the things that make us uniquely human, all concepts that are central to the theory of intelligent design. Enjoy today’s offering of Mind Matters News! The hype around AI is reaching fever pitch these days. But never mind predictions of future AI potential. What can it actually do and not do today? On this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, host Robert J. Marks welcomes Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II to the show for a long-form, wide-ranging conversation about what AI can actually do today—and the very real risks…

People in this episode

Host: Robert J. Marks

Guest: Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• engineering
• risks of AI
• intelligence
• human uniqueness

Keywords

• AI hype
• engineering realism
• natural intelligence
• artificial intelligence
• risks of AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mind Matters News, Discovery Institute, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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