Fiction Science cover image

Sci-fi master Ted Chiang on AI, time travel and more

Fiction Science

00:00

The 20 Years of AI

AI that is as smart as a human baby does not give you the butler that you can just flip a switch and wake up. You're still at least 20 years of, you know, training away from your Butler. What science fiction usually wants from AI from these conscious machines is actually not exactly a butler but a slave. They want someone who is competent and obedient and to whom we owe nothing. We want a robot that could treat like shit if you wanted.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app