Will an artificially intelligent robot steal your job?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

With the recent rise of the machines and robots - could an artificially intelligent robot take your job any time soon? And could they then take over the world, terminator-style? Join Graihagh Jackson as she journies into the world of cyborgs to see if Skynet, Ex Machina and the realms of science fiction could turn into science fact and if so, when? And what can we do about it... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:03.2	Hello.
0:04.2	Hello.
0:05.2	Welcome.
0:06.2	Science.
0:09.2	And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, space, time, brain, life, the universe.
0:16.3	This week on the naked scientists,
0:18.8	the rise of the machines.
0:20.5	Could an artificially intelligent robot take your job anytime soon?
0:25.0	As much as 47% of current US employment might be at high risk of automation over the next 20 years.
0:33.6	And then could they take over the world, Terminator Style.
0:37.3	Join me, Greg Jackson, for the next hour
0:39.6	as we journey into the world of cyborgs
0:42.0	to see if all of this could turn from
0:44.6	science fiction into science fact. The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by
0:50.1	UKfast.co.
0:59.0	Signs that the artificial intelligence industry is booming are everywhere.
1:04.0	Google's snatch deep mind London-based AI startup from Facebook for a rumored 400 million dollars. IBM is using a computer named Watson to
1:16.6	analyze our health records. The list really does go on and I found myself
1:21.8	watching in fascination and fear.
1:24.0	Elon Musk recently gave a speech at MIT, you know the Elon Musk who
1:29.4	co-founded PayPal he's probably one of the technologists of our time and as a result you would have thought
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