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Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Released Thursday, 17th January 2019
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Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Thinking Outside the Materialist Box | Robert J. Marks II

Thursday, 17th January 2019
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The presumption of materialism lies at the root of much of today's journalism and speculation about the future of artificial intelligence. Indeed, it has generated volumes and volumes of hype. A materialistic understanding of human abilities like consciousness, creativity, love, and freedom produce two corollary errors: an overestimation of the potential of algorithms and a downgrading of those qualities in humans. In this episode of Great Minds, Michael Medved discusses these inherent limitations of artificial intelligence and the prospects that AI will evolve into something like ourselves.

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