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Artificial Intelligence and your life in the future

Thinking machines are finally able to think for themselves.  In the US, it’s for money. In China, it’s to enforce state control.

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By Warren Olney • Mar 28, 2019 • 52m Listen

Amy Webb’s book title says it all: “The Big Nine, How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity.” She warns about, “the steady erosion of humanity” by Artificial Intelligence. National security may be at stake, but so is life on the street and in the home. Richard Clarke was White House counterterrorism advisor on September 11th. He adds perspective on America’s lack of long-range planning.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Richard Clarke

    Good Harbor Security Risk Management

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    Amy Webb

    Author and adjunct professor, NYU Stern School of Business

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