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Hi Kim,
Today’s Premiere features Professor Hugo de Garis, an expert in robotics and artificial intelligence, a distinguished author, and now-retired researcher, best known for his work on developing artificial brains and advocating for the creation of “artilects” (artificial intellects) – machines capable of intellectual achievements rivaling or surpassing humans.
Hugo has been deeply involved in the advancement of AI, particularly during the groundbreaking period at the turn of the century. His work focused on evolvable hardware and artificial brains, creating computer programs that simulate human cognitive processes.
Working in this field naturally stirs controversy, and Hugo has long argued that these machines or Artilects, or “god-like massively intelligent machines,” could one day become Earth’s dominant species, and we must prepare for this possibility.
Hugo wrote an insightful book, “The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines.” In it, he explored the potential consequences of a future conflict between humans and artificial intelligence, resulting in billions of deaths before the 21st century ends.
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on May 17, 2023