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Nov 8 2012

What will happen when we reach the Singularity?

40 min 2 movies discussed
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Futurists have unnervingly predicted an impending moment in human history: the Singularity, when a superhuman artificial intelligence is created. What will become of humans? Enslavement? Extermination? Utopia? Find out with Josh and Chuck.

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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating and somewhat terrifying concept of the technological singularity - the theoretical point where artificial intelligence becomes smarter than humans and potentially beyond our control. They explore how we got from the original Luddites (who weren't actually afraid of technology) to modern predictions that superintelligent AI could emerge as soon as 2029, discussing everything from Moore's Law to the Turing Test along the way. The hosts debate whether humanity will create proper safeguards or accidentally stumble into creating our robotic overlords through normal technological competition.


Movies Discussed

Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
1999 2h 11m
★ 7.3
"Centennial man by Centennial Man. I think or Pistorius — Josh referenced the movie while discussing transhumanism and the blurring line between humans and robots." — Josh
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
1982 1h 58m
★ 7.9
"it's like Blade Runner. I guess remember at the beginning of Blade Runner — Josh compared the Turing test to the scene in Blade Runner where questions are asked to determine if someone is a replicant." — Josh

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