Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy. Episode 12, Transcendence and the Dangers of AI
(2019, original release: 2018)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6817363
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Science fiction has always been fascinated by the possibilities of artificial intelligence, with many storytellers focusing on the dangers of sentient machines. But human predictions of the future are often inaccurate, so here you will explore arguments both for and against the creation of AI through the film Transcendence, as well as through other iconic stories

Film

In Process Record

David Kyle Johnson

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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