AI TALKS
While at Google, I hosted a series of talks about the future of artificial intelligence, with topics ranging from technical challenges to its impact on society as a whole. This is a deep-seated interest of mine, and I'd love to connect and discuss any of these further.
THE ROAD TO SUPERINTELLIGENCE
Hosted a conversation with Tim Urban of Wait but Why on the impact of artificial intelligence, his relationship with Elon Musk, and the Simulation Argument.
CONSCIOUSNESS IN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Hosted a talk with John Searle on philosophy of mind and the potential for consciousness in AI.
Searle has received the Jean Nicod Prize and the Mind & Brain Prize. Among his notable concepts is the "Chinese room" argument against "strong" AI.
PREPARING THE ECONOMY FOR AI
Hosted a talk with Professor Robert Reich on the impact of automation & artificial intelligence on our economy.
Professor Reich served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries.
LIFE 3.0: STAYING HUMAN IN THE AGE OF AI
Hosted a presentation by Dr. Max Tegmark on the fundamental nature of reality and what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Dr. Tegmark is a professor of physics at MIT, has over 200 publications, and is a renowned scientific communicator.
POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR AI
Hosted a presentation by Nate Soares, Executive Director of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), an organization focused on ensuring that smarter-than-human intelligence has a positive outcome.
WORK, LOVE, AND LIFE WHEN AI TAKES OVER
Hosted a presentation by Robin Hanson, research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University, about his upcoming book, "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth." It's a unique look into the social and economic effects of whole brain emulation.