Can AI Outsmart Humans?

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I had the pleasure of interviewing philosopher and epistemologist Dr. Duncan Pritchard, a UC-Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

Pritchard debates the limits of AI versus human cognition. He shares his skeptical take on whether machines can match human intelligence and consciousness. Pritchard discusses whether creative jobs are under threat as AI systems, machine learning algorithms, neural networks, and predictive chatbots transform society.

How much can AI truly understand concepts like humor, poetry, and art?

Pritchard explores AI hype, the possibility of artificial general intelligence, AGI existential threats, robot emotions, and more:

• Will automated systems take over the world?
• Can capitalism survive technological unemployment and jobs eliminated by thinking machines?
• Is universal basic income (UBI) inevitable as predictive algorithms and smart robots beat humans at games like chess and Go?