0016: More on AlphaGo
Brandon is back and we talk at length about how AlphaGo works and what the implications are, such that we can see with our feeble human minds.
Tag: Concerning AI
0015: AlphaGo goes up 3-1 on Lee Sedol
http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0015-2016-03-13.mp3 Ted talks with special guest Eric Saumur about AlphaGo, compassion, desires and more.
0014: What if AI aren’t “Other”? – A kinder gentler podcast
From now on, we seek to come from a place or empathy on this show, even when it seems to not make sense. There’s nothing to win here.
0013: Listener Feedback
Ben’s frustrated with us. Let’s see if we can figure out why.
0008: Exponentials
Exponentials are powerful and very difficult to understand (because we think linearly)
0006: Compassion
Are we missing “compassion” when thinking about our AI descendants?
0004: Prioritization of Risks
Existential risk – One where an adverse outcome would either annihilate Earth- originating intelligent life or permanently and drastically curtail its potential
0003: Skeptics
The “skeptic” position seems to be that, although we should probably get a couple of bright people to start working on preliminary aspects of the problem, we shouldn’t panic or start trying to ban AI research. The “believers”, meanwhile, insist that although we shouldn’t panic or start trying to ban AI research, we should probably get a couple of bright people to start working on preliminary aspects of the problem.
0002: Consciousness
Following up on last episode’s question, “What is intelligence?” this episode we attempt to unpack “consciousness.”
0001: What is Intelligence?
Our goal on this episode is to establish a “good enough” definition of intelligence that we’ll be able to refer back to in future episodes.
Concerning AI 