Understanding the Limits of Peaceful Dialogue and Shared Humanity in Conflict

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Exploring the effectiveness of sitting down and talking to enemies in achieving peace, referencing Lee Ross' work on negotiations and the famous World War I soccer game. Discussing the challenges of deep-rooted differences and religious conflicts, while highlighting efforts in Israel to bring Palestinian and Israeli children together for understanding and shared humanity.

It seems obvious that moral artificial intelligence would be better than the alternative. But psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto thinks moral AI is not just a meaningless goal but a bad one. Listen as Bloom and EconTalk's Russ Roberts have a wide-ranging conversation about the nature of AI, the nature of morality, and the value of ensuring that we mortals can keep doing stupid or terrible things.