Project Debater, Welcome to the Future

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Project debater argues that we have a moral duty to invest in pre schools because they serve a greater society good. After 15 minutes, harish walks on stage to argue the issues with an inanimate black slap the model. And here's where she does her thing, citing a mound of concrete evidence with batting an eye.

This episode, featuring Andy Luttrell of the Opinion Science Podcast, is all about a machine, built by IBM, that can debate human beings on any issue, which leads to the question: is persuasion, with language, using arguments, and the ability to alter another person’s attitudes, beliefs, values, opinions, and behavior a uniquely human phenomenon, or could you be persuaded to change your mind by an artificial intelligence designed to do just that? If so, what does that say about opinions, our arguments, and in the end, our minds?

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