The Orthogonality Thesis

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As intelligence grows in these models, these will come other desires akin to our desire to go to the moon. It could end up like me and my dog, where we get all along great. But it seems to me at least as likely an outcome. There's a lot of pressures for humans to recommend systems that make them happy.

Economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. Cowen argues that the worriers--those who think that artificial intelligence will destroy mankind--need to make a more convincing case for their concerns. He also believes that the worriers are too willing to reduce freedom and empower the state in the name of reducing a risk that is far from certain. Along the way, Cowen and Roberts discuss how AI might change various parts of the economy and the job market.