Category: Interviews
Are We Building Gods or Terminators? – Hugo de Garis
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Hugo de Garis is the past director of the Artificial Brain Lab (ABL) at Xiamen University in China. Best known for his doomsday book The Artilect War, Dr. de Garis has always been on my wish-list of future guests on S...
Interview with Greg Bear on Science Fiction, Singularity
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Quote: “…The people who are changing the world read science fiction.” “In a sense, science fiction is history in reverse…” Greg Bear is truly one of the masters of classic science fiction – he has written over 35 ...
Turing Test passed? (about Eugene Goostman)
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Ben Goertzel's in depth assessment of the reality behind the Eugene Goostman Turing Test results. @ 18:00 min: "I don't think there is any way anyone will consider this a real milestone in the path toward making huma...
Annie M.G. Schmidt – interview Ischa Meijer
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Gavin Andresen interview, Chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation (2013)
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Interview, 2013 Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Gavin Andresen
Our Final Invention – James Barrat
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Singularity 1 on 1: James Barrat on Our Final Invention For 20 years James Barrat has created documentary films for National Geographic, the BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel and public television. In 2000, d...
Does Humanity Need an AI Nanny?
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At 9:33 Dr. Ben Goertzel explores the desirably of creating an artificial intelligence to watch over the species. He proposes to build an "AI Nanny" system "whose job it is to protect us from ourselves and our technol...
Panel: Hugo de Garis, Ben Goertzel, Steve Omohundro – Transcendent Man Premiere
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This was filmed at Nova Cinema at the Transcendent Man premiere in Australia, the night before the Singularity Summit Australia. There was an adhoc poll on the issue of Species Dominance. - Melbourne Australia ...
The Perils of Prediction: Ben Goertzel, Lawrence Krauss, Steve Omohundro
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Panel near the end of the Singularity Summit Australia 2011 on the Perils of Prediction (well the benefits as well - excuse the catchy title). Lawrence Krauss , Steve Omohundro and Ben Goertzel set sail on an epic ad...
Seth Godin on Failing Until You Succeed
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Author Seth Godin shares his views on taking risks, challenging the status quo and starting a business with Bryan Elliott for 'Behind the Brand.'
Radical life extension and biological immortality – The Immortalist – Jason Silva
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A MEDITATION ON THE WILL TO BECOME IMMORTAL... a love letter to science and philosophy that explores the idea of engineered radical life extension and biological immortality featuring Ray Kurzweil among others... by J...
De Paradox – Ischa Meijer
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Ischa Meijer: 'Ik ben niet a priori geïnteresseerd in mensen, maar ik heb ze nodig om de werkelijkheid gestalte te geven. Dat is wat je doet als journalist, iets anders doe je niet.'