Project Debater - Is There a Difference?

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In psychology, like the work that i do in persuasion, it's still kind of at a level where there is a little bit of mysticism to it. I really wanted to hang on to that almost like spiritual attachment to humans or special and you know, just imagining a world where machines like this are available to all of us. It feels like there's a centaur type thing that can happen here, and it's right, we're on the cusp of it, or something. Did youd you feel anything? Yes. D so im going with us.

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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