Power Trip, Part Five: AI and the Future of Humanity

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🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In the final instalment of POWER TRIP, Carl Miller is looking towards the future and asking: will it be as dystopian as many fear? The difference between a well-trained algorithm and human emotional sophistication is still vast but as technology learns to mimic humanity, Carl learns that our perceptions of what feels human enough are evolving too. Featuring Henry Ajder, Generative AI & Deepfakes Expert Advisor; Michael Wooldridge, Director of Foundational AI Research at the Turing Institute and professor of computer science at the University of Oxford; and Kenneth Cukkier, Deputy executive editor at The Economist. This podcast was produced by Catharine Hughes Want the future right now? Become a supporter of Intelligence Squared to get all five episodes of POWER TRIP to binge in one go. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Become an Intelligence Squared Supporter Member today for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series, wherever you get your podcasts - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox Head to https://www.intelligencesquared.com/membership to learn more Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Get in touch with any feedback and guest or debate ideas by emailing us at podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Rory Stewart, and I'd like to tell you about an intelligent squared event I'm doing with the classicist, author and broadcaster Mary Beard.
0:09.0	Together we'll be discussing politics and power, from the Caesars to Sunak, who gets win power who is excluded does power always corrupt or are there examples of leaders who've maintained their integrity while an authority and how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures?
0:26.0	These are just some of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer.
0:30.0	In-person tickets are now sold out, but you can can still watch online on the 13th
0:34.0	November at 7 PM BST. Put your questions to us live as we discuss power and
0:39.2	politics down the edges. Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet.
0:49.6	I'm senior producer Connor Boyle.
0:51.6	Today we're jumping back into the fifth and final edition of Intelligence
0:55.3	Squared's recent series, all about AI Power Trip. With UK Prime Minister Ritchie
1:00.3	Sunak having hosted some of the world's thought leaders on artificial intelligence at Bletchley Park recently.
1:06.2	The last episode of Carl Miller's exploration of the implications of our rapidly evolving tech landscape
1:12.2	feels very timely indeed asking what's in store for the future of humanity
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1:40.0	Now let's join Carl Miller and many more for Power Trip, episode 5, AI and the Future of Humanity. In 2013, Spike Jones's film Herr was released. The film
1:56.8	Thed Wackine Phoenix, an isolated introvert who ultimately falls in love
2:01.5	with his artificially intelligent virtual assistant Samantha played by Scarlet UHanssen.
2:07.0	Mr. Theodore Twombly, welcome to the world's first artificially intelligent operating system.
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