Humans Need Not Apply

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2012

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

You are one-of-a-kind, unique, indispensible… oh, wait, never mind! It seems that computer over there can do what you do … faster and with greater accuracy. Yes, it’s silicon vs. carbon as intelligent, interactive machines out-perform humans in tasks beyond data-crunching. We’re not only building our successors, we’re developing emotional relationships with them. Find out why humans are hard-wired to be attached to androids. Also, the handful of areas where humans still rule… as pilots, doctors and journalists. Scratch that! Journalism is automated too – tune in for a news story written solely by a machine. Guests: Clifford Nass - Social psychologist at Stanford University and Director of the Communication Between Humans and Interactive Media Lab Tom Jones - United States astronaut, space consultant, and veteran of four Space Shuttle flights Chris Ford - Business director at Pixar Animation Studios Eric Van De Graaff -Cardiologist at Alegent Health James Bennighof - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and professor of music theory at Baylor University in Texas Kathy Abbott - Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Flight Deck Human Factors at the Federal Aviation Administration Kristian Hammond - Co-founder, Narrative Science Descripción en español Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	full of deadly creatures that can shred you to pieces. It becomes kind of like a game of
0:34.2	throne's political arena where everyone's trying to murder you to get your job.
0:38.7	My family doesn't come from corporate backgrounds so I didn't have any sort of guidance in that.
0:43.2	This is not your typical work podcast.
0:45.4	Sometimes you need to be empathetic and then there are times that you ask for input
0:48.9	but you don't really give a shit.
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0:59.4	I can do anything better than you.
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1:03.6	Annie Get Your Gun, the duet is between a woman and a man.
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