After AI

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Technology, Energy Abundance, Future Of Humanity, Spacecraft, Genetics, Space Infrastructure, Scifi, Post Scarcity, Sci Fi, Technological Future, Interstellar Travel, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Space Station, Space, Long Term Future, Human Civilizaiton, Civilizaiton, Cybernetics, Science, Futurism, Space Megastructures, Space Colonization, Space Industry, Future Philosophy, Transhumanism, Spaceship, Megastructures, Physics, Starship, Astronomy, Future

4.9 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence seems nearer everyday, and many people worry about a conflict between us and robots & computer minds, but what would life be like After AI? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/jr3Ewkfvvm4 Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: After AI Episode 242a, June 14, 2020 Narrated & Produced by: Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Editors: Keith Blockus Naomi Kern Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Music: Markus Junnikkala https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, Big Alien Theory,
0:05.0	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
0:10.0	To hear it and every episode early and add free, plus hours of bonus content, check
0:15.0	out go.nebola.t.v.tv slash Isaac Arthur. And use my code, Isaac Arthur.
0:20.0	This episode is brought to you by Brilliant.
0:23.1	The worst has happened, but humanity has survived.
0:27.1	After generations of tyranny under our machine overlords, humanity has risen up to overthrow our
0:33.5	own creations.
0:35.4	So what happens now?
0:36.6	So what happens now? One of the most commonly portrayed synergies in science fiction is between artificial intelligence
0:49.6	and robots.
0:51.1	A common subtopic of that is the machines rebelling and trying to either eradicate
0:55.7	or rule over the very species that created them. And a popular sub-sub-topic is humanity
1:01.5	striking back at their oppressor, rebelling against the machines. The most famous such
1:06.8	fictional uprising is the Butlerian jihad, a major historical event of Frank Herbert's
1:12.0	classic Dune series.
1:14.0	In that saga, the victorious crusaders give their prohibitions against artificial intelligence
1:19.2	the imperative force of a religious commandment.
1:22.6	Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
1:27.4	Some of the most fascinating elements of the world of Dune are the technologies and practices
1:31.4	they've developed as alternatives to the deadly temptation of AI.
1:35.7	We'll be looking at some of the past humanity might take if we were faced with a similar
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