Episode 15: Sex and the Machine...or realizing all you may be is the orgasm that birthed the robot

What is Artificial Intelligence? If you ask the folks at Google, Facebook or Microsoft, they'll tell you it's the future of computing, a revolutionary new way of making computers more human-like in their abilities. They're not wrong, exactly. But they're not telling the whole story, either.

Artificial Intelligence is here, but the better question is: what will happen to the world when AI becomes more intelligent than humans? To explore this question, we look at the good and the bad sides: how does artificial intelligence change everything from our economy to weapons systems in a future where machines take over most human jobs (and create the world's first trillionaires)? And there are undoubtedly other implications for society as humans subcontract everything from driving cars or making wars to machines.

Deeper than that, what happens to human ingenuity when we outsource all our purpose away?

 

Article that inspired podcast: Sex and The Machine by Jason Burke

His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming - The New York Times

A.I. Weapons Are the Third Revolution in Warfare - The Atlantic.

Artificial Intelligence in America's Digital City - The Brookings Institute