Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy. Episode 12, Transcendence and the Dangers of AI
(2019, original release: 2018)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[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