May 27, 2021
As artificial intelligence gets more and more powerful, the
need becomes greater to ensure that machines do the right thing.
But what does that even mean? Brian Christian
joins Vasant Dhar in episode 13 of Brave New World to
discuss, as the title of his new book goes, the
alignment problem.
Useful resources:
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May 13, 2021
Social media is changing human behavior. How and why are humans
being transformed by algorithms? Molly Crockett joins Vasant Dhar
in episode 12 of Brave New World to describe her work at the
meeting place of technology and morality.
Useful resources:
1. Molly Crockett at Yale, Oxford
Neuroscience, Google
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