Mita Malick: 48% of machine learning researchers said they thought there was a 10% or greater chance that the effects of AI would be extremely bad, e.g. human extinction. John Marshall: Sam Altman and other big tech leaders are sharing these warnings out of economic self interest. Brown Table Talk Podcast is co-hosted by Mita Malick and D.C. Marshall. We discuss how to help women of color thrive in their workplaces.
The two hottest topics in tech right now are the rise of generative AI and, with Apple’s recent push into spatial computing, the mainstreaming of augmented reality. Will silicon-based machines develop sentience? Will human experience extend into virtual worlds? These distinct technologies may eventually blend to spawn a surprising future, as our “real” world becomes digitally enhanced and our machines behave increasingly like humans.
Today, a provocative discussion with some big (human) thinkers: Steven Johnson, visiting scholar at Google Labs and author of ”Extra Life,” “Where Good Ideas Come from,” and “How We Got to Now”; philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers, author of ”The Conscious Mind” and “Reality+”; and Betaworks founder and AI investor John Borthwick.
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