Is Artificial Intelligence A Threat To Human Existence? | Opposing Views

In this episode of Opposing Views, I talked to Andrew Keen and Steven Umbrello about AI as an existential threat, jobs & automation, mass surveillance, deep learning, how China handles Big Tech, social credit systems & facial recognition in America, and more. Andrew Keen is an internet entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, and the author of The Internet Is Not the Answer. He hosts Keen On, a daily podcast about books and new writing, as well as the award-winning documentary and TV show How to Fix Democracy. Steven Umbrello is the Managing Director at the Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies and the editor of Trivent Publishing’s Ethics and Robotics book series. He holds a Ph.D. in the ethics and design of AI and has a forthcoming book titled Designed for Death: Controlling Killer Robots. Be sure to subscribe if you enjoy this conversation! ____________ Follow Andrew Keen on Twitter: Check out his books: And podcast: Follow Steven Umbrello on Twitter: Pre-order ‘Designed for Death: Controlling Killer Robots:’ Links mentioned by Steven: ______________

Chapters

1. 0:00Intro
2. 3:26Keen’s View of AI
3. 4:57Existential Risk
4. 8:03AI & Job Automation
5. 11:05Kinds of AI
6. 12:00Implementation in the US & China
7. 13:46How China Handles Big Tech
8. 15:21The Orwellian Chinese Digital State
9. 17:29European Immigration & American Dysfunction
10. 19:08Fixing America?
11. 20:51Phones & AI
12. 22:18Superintelligence
13. 25:30Ownership
14. 28:46The Minds Behind AI
15. 30:54Better Government Models
16. 34:36Intro to Steven Umbrello
17. 35:36Umbrello’s View of AI
18. 37:19Job Automation
19. 41:15The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) & Privacy Issues
20. 46:39AI Journalism
21. 47:39Privacy Issues II
22. 49:02EU Regulation
23. 52:07Healthcare AI
24. 54:24Deep Learning & Machine Learning
25. 57:27Like Human Brains?
26. 1:00:24Built-in Bias
27. 1:03:39The Collingridge Dilemma & AI Design
28. 1:06:57Mass Surveillance in America & China
29. 1:09:14Chinese Plans for AI
30. 1:11:22Government, Privacy, & Data
31. 1:14:49Becoming China
32. 1:16:16Outro