The Dilemma of Technology

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"There's never been a point in the history of humanity where our power hasn't outstripped our wisdom as you described it," he says. "We would need, when we are developing a new technology, to have from the start an understanding of how it's going to change our perspective and our predicament." He adds: "Sometimes the good requires us making sacrifices and choosing things that are hard but because it's good, sometimes it can be worth it".

A.I. is no longer the stuff of science fiction. From Siri and Alexa to Chat GPT, our world is now inundated with artificial intelligence. One senses that it’s time to think more deeply about A.I. — its implications and its assumptions.

In this episode, you'll hear an excerpt from a Forum event at Iowa State University from March 2023. Josh Swamidass (WashU), a medical doctor and computer scientist, discusses the role of artificial intelligence today with Clark Wolf (Iowa State), a bioethicist and philosopher. Their conversation is moderatored by Alex Tuckness (Iowa State), a political science professor.

Watch the full Forum event here.
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