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SciFi House Presents: Imagining Intelligence
Hosted by ASU Center for Science and the Imagination · EN
Science fiction has long speculated about thinking machines and engineered beings. Now, with artificial intelligence becoming ubiquitous, let's learn from these stories to navigate towards a future we want.
In this series, futurist Brian David Johnson talks with science fiction authors, researchers, technologists, activists, and policy makers to explore the human dimensions of machine intelligence.
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Stay in the Airplane
Nov 24, 202100:21:31Tap to summarizeIn this season finale BDJ talks with guests about the shortcomings of AI, the perils of deploying it too early, and what gives them hope for the future of AI. Guests: Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) Kade Crockford (@onekade) August Cole (@august_cole) Elliott Peper (@eliotpeper) Cindy Cohn https://www.eff.org/about/staff/cindy-cohn Douglas Rushkoff (@rushkoff) Chris Noessl (@chrisnoessel)
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Not Your Typical AI
Nov 17, 202100:22:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brian David Johnson talks with guests about their favorite AI's and non-typical AI's. Guests: Laura Moy (@lauramoy) Rashida Richardson https://www.rashidarichardson.com Tim Fernholz (@TimFernholz_ Alida Draudt https://www.alidadraudt.com Beau Woods (@beauwoods) Cindy Cohn https://www.eff.org/about/staff/cindy-cohn Andrew Dana Hudson (@AndrewDHudson) Douglas Rushkoff (@rushkoff) Malka Older (@m_older) You can find Brian on Twitter @BDJFuturist and you can learn more about the show at csi.asu.edu/podcast
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Dark Possibilities and Grim Realities
Nov 10, 202100:26:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brian David Johnson talks with guests about the future of AI and what we should be optimizing for. Guests: Douglas Rushkoff (@rushkoff) August Cole (@august_cole) Chris Noessl (@chrisnoessel) Alida Draudt https://www.alidadraudt.com/ Laura Moy https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/laura-moy/ Cindy Cohn https://www.eff.org/about/staff/cindy-cohn Mo Johnson-Leon (@moridesamoped) Bruce Sterling (@bruces) You can find Brian on Twitter at @BDJFuturist and you can learn more about the show at csi.asu.edu/podcast
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What We Think About When We Think About A.I
Nov 4, 202100:16:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brian David Johnson gathers Kade Crockford, Eliot Peper, Tim O'Reilly, and Malka Older at the annual SXSW conference to discuss what sci-fi can teach us when it comes to how we think of AI today and how it can shape the future. Guests: Kade Crockford (@onekade) Eliot Peper (@eliotpeper) Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly) Malka Older (@m_older) You can find Brian on Twitter at @BDJFuturist and you can learn more about the show at csi.asu.edu/podcast
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Welcome To Sci-Fi House
Nov 4, 202100:13:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brian David Johnson gathers science fiction authors, researchers, technologists, and activists at the annual SXSW conference to explore the human dimensions of machine intelligence. Guests: - Tiffany Li https://tiffanyli.com/ - Saayeli Mukherji https://partnershiponai.org/team/#saayeli-mukherji - Natalie Vanatta https://cyber.army.mil/Research/Research-Team/Vanatta/ You can find Brian on Twitter @BDJFuturist and you can learn more about the show at csi.asu.edu/podcast
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