Democracy Under Threat from AI
Artificial intelligence is set to be one of the most disruptive technologies this century, impacting work, cultural production, and identity.
Beyond commercial applications like ChatGPT, a larger debate looms: the possibility of artificial general intelligence (AGI), a machine capable of augmenting its own intelligence.
Expert Insights
This week's guest is philosopher and author William MacAskill, a leading thinker in the Effective Altruism movement and author of influential books like "Doing Good Better" and "What We Owe The Future".
MacAskill has also co-founded organisations such as Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, and the Centre for Effective Altruism.
No one knows exactly how much machine learning might change.Author's summary: AI threatens democracy.
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