Debate Is a Subject That Occupied Nom's Attention

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debate has always been a subject that has occupied nom's attention. He and his office mate knocked around a few ideas, never came up with anything they were too jazzd about so they just submitted the debate idea. To my surprise, and also to my panic, this was eventually selected as as the next grandchile ofibemise.

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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