The Importance of Evaluative Concepts

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"We both care about justice and there is some sense in which we care about the same thing," he says. "So, to some extent, with these evaluative concepts we succeed different people in reaching a similar internal representation that we're able to engage and talk about the same things"

Nick Bostrom of the University of Oxford talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom argues that when machines exist which dwarf human intelligence they will threaten human existence unless steps are taken now to reduce the risk. The conversation covers the likelihood of the worst scenarios, strategies that might be used to reduce the risk and the implications for labor markets, and human flourishing in a world of superintelligent machines.