2018 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Artificial Intelligence

The 2020 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate premieres today! https://youtu.be/xgESzc3hc2U This year's topic is ALIEN LIFE 👽

Academics: We should talk about the control problem because we don’t understand consciousness, we don’t know when AGI will be developed, and we don’t know how long it will even take to come up with a solution to the control problem. Corporates: Let’s cross the bridge when the bridge is intelligent enough to kill us.

Insightful and thoughtful debates like this should happen every day. More of this and fewer politics on the national news would elevate our public discourse and national outcomes.

For those saying that Neil should shut up while the others are talking: It's unfortunate he forgot to mention it in the beginning like with all previous debates, but you should look at this setting as a group of individuals having a chat with each other about a topic, and you are just eavesdropping in. So they actually also encourage the other panel members to jump in when they hear something they have a thing or two to say about. In that sense, I found that Neil had to guide them a bit more in this debate, than in previous ones. But all in all, good stuff!

You need to make this longer than 2 hours! Awesome talk, as usual! Thanks.

This debate makes me want to go back to school.

I could't wait for the video version so I listened the audio on their site, loved it all!

when is the 2019 memorial lecture??

LOL the way Max says "Everything will be fine" hilarious 1:15:11

I love how he stands right next to each one as he talks to them. It's like "Kids say the darndest things" for scientists.

You guys skipped over some interesting points there about how AI taking jobs and finding ways to reallocate resources could lead to a global basic income and wether or not that’s a good thing due to over reliance on technology leading to atrophy in being able to think and do things for ourselves. Great topic and panelists though, I look forward to this event every year.

Max Tegmark brought tears to my eyes at 18:00 will mos def have to check this book out.

The fake news question was great. I say and always do Check The Source

I'm glad Neil addressed the recent Sam Harris AI podcast. I'm sure it was, as he said, quite an epiphany when he heard it, as was the case with me.

Name of the "AI guy" on Sam Harris podcast is Eliezer Yudkowsky, for those curious. Really excellent interview.

cant wait for the next panel debate!

Max Tegmark, always ready for a "Grease" audition.

You need a bigger venue, sold out the same day We need to allow the growth

When is the 2019 happening

This Debate Is So Needed In 2022.