Why should you care about AI? Inspirational topics about economic revolution, the singularity, consciousness, and fear. ## Resources - The Singularity Is Near (http://amzn.to/2lzCqKk) `audio:easy` - Philosophy of Mind: Brains, Consciousness, and Thinking Machines (http://amzn.to/2kQGgk5) `audio:easy` - Superintelligence (http://amzn.to/2lzLcrL) `audio:easy` doom-and-gloom favorite of Musk, Gates, Hawking. ## Episode Economics / Automation - Mental automation (Tax prep; x-rays, surgeons; cars; law; programmers, designers, logos; music, art) - Is your job safe? (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34066941) - Universal basic income Singularity (AGI; Singularity; Next stage of evolution) Consciousness (Functionalism / Computational Theory of Mind / Simulations) The Scare - Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom - Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk ^ |