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Flash Forward

Flash Forward Presents

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🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Today we travel to a future where we all have digital replicas of ourselves to deploy at faculty meetings, doctors appointments, and even dates. Guests: Lars Buttler — CEO of the AI Foundation Damien Patrick Williams — PhD candidate at Virginia Tech Dr. Koen Bruynseels — researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands Christel De Maeyer — researcher based in Belgium Dr. Robin Zebrowski — professor of cognitive science at Beloit college Dr. Duncan Irschick — professor of biology at UMass Amherst and director of the Digital Life initiative → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← 🤖 for AI only 🤖 🚨 Pre-order the Flash Forward book today! 🚨 ✨ Subscribe to Open World here ✨ Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected] Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors: Skillshare: Skillshare is an online learning community where millions come together to take the next step in their creative journey, with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. Start with two free months of Premium Membership, and explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/flashforward. Shaker & Spoon: A subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/ffwd. Tab for a Cause: A browser extension that lets you raise money for charity while doing your thing online. Whenever you open a new tab, you’ll see a beautiful photo and a small ad. Part of that ad money goes toward a charity of your choice! Join team Advice For And From The future by signing up at tabforacause.org/flashforward. Tavour: Tavour is THE app for fans of beer, craft brews, and trying new and exciting labels. You sign up in the app and can choose the beers you’re interested in (including two new ones DAILY) adding to your own personalized crate. Use code: flashforward for $10 off after your first order of $25 or more. Purple Carrot: Purple Carrot is THE plant-based subscription meal kit that makes it easy to cook irresistible meals to fuel your body. Each week, choose from an expansive and delicious menu of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, and snacks! Get $30 off your first box by going to www.purplecarrot.com and entering code FLASH at checkout today! Purple Carrot, the easiest way to eat more plants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Flash Forward. I'm Rose and I'm your host. Flash forward is a show about the future.
0:15.0	Every episode we take on a specific possible or not so possible future scenario.
0:20.2	We always start with a little field trip to the future to check out what's going on,
0:24.6	and then we teleport back to today to talk to experts about how that world we just heard might really go down.
0:29.8	Got it? Great! This episode we're starting in the year. Now, because we're actually already in the future.
0:37.0	And I'm not actually Rose. I'm a Vocaloid copy she made of herself.
0:40.8	Hi there. Real Rose here.
0:42.8	How nice of you to join us.
0:44.6	Did you get the show started?
0:45.6	I did indeed.
0:46.9	How much do you get paid for this?
0:48.8	It seems easy.
0:50.8	Not enough, trust me.
0:52.2	Do you want to do the next bit too?
0:54.0	Okay, sure. So today we're talking about the idea of digital clones, avatars that replicate someone's voice,
1:01.0	an identity to help them in a variety of ways. Real Rose can ask me to
1:05.2	make annoying phone calls to Verizon. Verizon, it's pronounced Verizon.
1:09.7	Don't interrupt. Real Rose can ask me to make annoying phone calls to Verrisen, or place orders, or confirm shipments.
1:17.0	And in the future, my body as it exists as a 3D scanned replica of hers, where doctors can test out drugs and see how they might work
1:24.3	before actually asking real biological rose to take them and of course we can also have a bit of
1:30.0	fun does that cover it yeah I'd say. I'll take it from here, okay?
1:34.7	Have a good episode.
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