Category: Interviews
Does Humanity Need an AI Nanny?
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At 9:33 Dr. Ben Goertzel explores the desirably of creating an artificial intelligence to watch over the species. He proposes to build an "AI Nanny" system "whose job it is to protect us from ourselves and our technol...
Ray Kurzweil – Futurist
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Ray Kurzweil is a 21st century polymath. He is a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, author, visionary and futurist. As a scientist and inventor he has pioneered work in optical character recognition (OCR), speech reco...
Annie M.G. Schmidt – interview Ischa Meijer
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Interview with Greg Bear on Science Fiction, Singularity
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Quote: “…The people who are changing the world read science fiction.” “In a sense, science fiction is history in reverse…” Greg Bear is truly one of the masters of classic science fiction – he has written over 35 ...
Turing Test dismissed – George Dvorsky
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As many reported yesterday, a chatbot has passed the Turing Test, though under some very convenient conditions. The announcement has led some to declare that the age of AI is finally here, but that's nonsense. Here's ...
Gavin Andresen interview, Chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation (2013)
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Interview, 2013 Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Gavin Andresen
Turing Test passed? (about Eugene Goostman)
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Ben Goertzel's in depth assessment of the reality behind the Eugene Goostman Turing Test results. @ 18:00 min: "I don't think there is any way anyone will consider this a real milestone in the path toward making huma...
Pim Fortuyn Ik kom er aan
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Laatste grote interview met Pim Fortuyn, een talentvol debater.
Tegenlicht – De noodzaak van een utopie
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We zijn rijk, veilig en gezond maar leven toch in een tijd van onbehagen. Steeds meer mensen verlangen naar vroeger, naar een Gouden Tijdperk dat eigenlijk nooit heeft bestaan. Waar komt die nostalgie vandaan? En hoe ...