Building Gods; Yesterdays Sci-Fi is Tommorows World;

I think you guys might find this interesting. The first film here is Called "Building Gods", it's a great film that goes into the technical, ethical and psychological aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Most people don't realize, but this stuff is just around the corner. People are working towards Artificial General Intelligence, that is, attempting to simulate the human brain in computers. I intend to be one of these people. I'm convinced that by extending intelligence we can further scientific understanding in all areas at a pace that our hardware (brain) is simply incapable of achieving by design. If we are unable to overcome this limitation, or too terrified by the risks involved we will be passing up an opportunity for exponential growth, exponential increases in our understanding of not only the world around us, but of ourselves as well. The second video is by Dr. Ben Goertzel, and might be more suited for the nerdy among you.

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Building Gods Rough Cut


Dr. Ben Goertzel