Month: May 2024

Nick Bostrom | Life and Meaning in an AI Utopia

https://youtu.be/o28s-mnykdE?si=cPdsB6fMvUgThDi2 What would life look like in a fully automated world? How would we derive meaning in a world of superintelligence? Today’s Win-Win episode is all about utopias, dystopias and thought experiments, because I’m talking to Professor Nick Bostrom. Nick is one of the world’s leading philosophers – he’s a leading thinker on the nature…… Continue reading Nick Bostrom | Life and Meaning in an AI Utopia

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

Based on a true story, Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel star in this inspirational film about an obscure Indian mathematician whose groundbreaking theories changed mathematics forever.

Possible End of Humanity from AI? Geoffrey Hinton at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital

https://youtu.be/sitHS6UDMJc?si=R4pm__RIaih93PVa One of the most incredible talks I have seen in a long time. Geoffrey Hinton essentially tells the audience that the end of humanity is close. AI has become that significant. This is the godfather of AI stating this and sounding an alarm. His conclusion: “Humanity is just a passing phase for evolutionary intelligence.”…… Continue reading Possible End of Humanity from AI? Geoffrey Hinton at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital

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Not the Nine O’Clock News

https://youtu.be/Wt5DNnwD9Wc?si=L3caBCGhyrF4tleu Not the Nine O’Clock News is a British television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O’Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos,…… Continue reading Not the Nine O’Clock News

Ardmanimation!

https://youtu.be/DcMexOinKhQ?si=ZURTxELPbgjLEjYi Narrated by Julie Walters, the programme looks at Aardman’s multi award winning work across film, TV and advertising including all the much loved characters from Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph, Chicken Run and Creature Comforts. https://youtu.be/PCOWE0EiCyo Creature Comforts… Roughly the same subject matter (+/-). https://youtu.be/AutqxgMbygA?si=WNRYTo_T-2s2crCV The People Behind the Puppets – Behind…… Continue reading Ardmanimation!