Krishnamurti on Artificial Intelligence and Computers

‘Where there is compassion, there is supreme intelligence. Not the artificial intelligence of a computer, nor the artificial intelligence of thought.’

This episode on Artificial Intelligence and Computers has seven sections.

The first extract (2:33) is from a small group discussion in Ojai 1981, and is titled The Intelligence of Thought Is Also Artificial.

The second extract (8:26) is from the first discussion with scholars at Rajghat in 1985, and is titled: AI Will Include All Human Knowledge.

The third extract (12:19) is from the second discussion with scholars at Rajghat in 1985, and is titled: We Don’t Know What Computers Can Do.

The fourth extract (21:43) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Bombay 1981, and is titled: The Computer Is Changing Society.

The fifth extract (31:16) is from the second talk in Saanen 1981, and is titled: We Have Been Programmed Like the Computer.

The sixth extract (44:26) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Bombay 1983, and is titled: What Will Happen When the Computer Can Do Everything We Can?

The final extract in this episode (56:38) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1985, and is titled: Supreme Intelligence.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to these universal and timeless topics. This episode’s theme is Artificial Intelligence & Computers. Upcoming themes are Existence, You Are the World, and Movement.

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