The Diginauts

The Diginauts


Diginauts 0016 — Resurrecting Woolly Mammoths, 23 Principals for AI, Taxing Robot Workers

February 21, 2017

* segment 1, Top of Mind — Woolly Mammoth Comeback (0:00): Harvard scientists intend to splice mammoth DNA into elephants and create a hybrid species.  (Although not everyone things the timeline is realistic.)
* segment 2, Future File — 23 Guidelines for AI (11:47): A consortium of top professionals have endorsed a set of rules they say society should follow when researching  artificial intelligence.  Do you agree with their choices?
* segment 3, Juris Prudent — Gamergate Injustice? (23:57): Freedom of Information Act investigation into the FBI’s files on Gamergate reveal evidence and CONFESSIONS from harassers, but prosecutors are choosing not to charge perpetrators.
* segment 4,  Let’s Dig Some More (38:31):  China will get vertical forests.  Dubai bringing a fleet of flying taxis to market THIS YEAR! Elon musk thinks humans must merge with computers.  Bill Gates says we should tax robots.

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