porcupinedream

Hey guys, I’m new to the FDR forum. I’ve been a keen follower of Stef’s for around two years now, and after getting to grips with most of the ideas here, I have finally built up the courage to get involved with the community and explore further. A topic I would like to put forward for discussion is that of Artificial Intelligence, and how it will affect the future of human societies. There are many obvious benefits to using this technology, but recently in an article by Hawking, he suggests that we’re not taking the potential problems of AI seriously enough – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/stephen-hawking-transcendence-looks-at-the-implications-of-artificial-intelligence--but-are-we-taking-ai-seriously-enough-9313474.html I would love to hear a podcast from Stef on this subject, and if there is already one available I would be grateful for anybody that can steer me in the right direction. The question to everybody here would be: How important do you feel this subject is for discussion, compared to subjects such as family/relationships and anarcho-capitalism etc? We often hear about creating a better society for future generations, but what if things get progressively worse for future generations, due to such advancements in these technological fields. Is AI mostly speculation? Should we be concerned by such developments as Bina48? I would be grateful for any help or comments