Does using AI feed the beast? Interesting name of the "arts program" in Sweden... Babel. 13:24 min.
He had my attention until the very end about climate change $$$. I've listened to a couple of his speeches over the years, but more recent ones feel a bit like he's warning humanity.
https://youtu.be/qB_DLoBTLMI?si=8ShZ3aD0OYbG3AoF
Yuval Noah Harari and Jessika Gedin discussing his latest book, 'Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI' on Babel – an arts program on Sweden's @svt channel. In this conversation with host Jessika Gedin, Harari explores one of today’s most pressing questions: what should we do when non-human intelligence threatens our existence?
'Nexus' examines how information networks have shaped human history – from ancient oral traditions to modern AI-driven societies. How have these networks empowered civilizations? And in an age of artificial intelligence, what risks do they pose?
Originally broadcast on October 18, 2024
Also, how do I get into designing Killer space robots? Or even designing killer toasters?
I am very intersted in designing Killer anything. I'd prefer the stuff I design to kill things to be hilarious, or at the very least clever. But the job market is tough right now in my field, so I'll takes what I can gets.
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No, seriously. Where do I send my resume?
Egad. I wouldn't know where to send MY resume. I suppose the most likely culprit would be Raytheon. They are heavily into hit-to-kill projectiles. If you want your everyday Curse of the Phantom killer robot dogs, it would have to be Boston Dynamics. They already make one with a gripper arm mounted on its back. Only a few changes needed to make the gripper into jaws. Or a machine gun.
Boeing's military space preliminary design staff out of Seattle were passed over following the 1997 merger, and the responsibility sent to Seal Beach (greenhorns). I attempted to brief the new manager on past, present, and future lessons learned and prospects, but he really had no time or attention for it. The whole thing evaporated like a puddle on cement.