Artificial Intelligence | New Year’s Resolutions & Societal Reformation
Artificial Intelligence | New Year’s Resolutions & Societal Reformation
Vicar Sayeedi
December 24, 2021
During the waning days of December, it is customary amongst introspective members of society to reflect upon the year just passed. These thoughtful individuals often reflect not only upon their own journey in the concluding annum – their personal achievements, development and shortcomings – but also upon that of their society and perhaps even more broadly, that of civilization itself. Indeed, reflection on these three critical levels has never been more important than it is today since the world is evolving very rapidly and the pace of change is unprecedented in human history. In fact, it seems we have reached a point in human history such that if we do not commit to a near constant state of reflection with a corresponding resolve to pursue critical reformation at the individual, societal and civilizational levels, our collective future is likely to become untenable.
In the 20th century, Kodak, an iconic American company was comfortable in its expectation that the world would continue to buy its film for so many “Kodak Moments” and that it would do so for eternity. Kodak was tactically correct but strategically wrong. Kodak was keenly aware of the changes taking place in the digital domain – these revolutionary developments were occurring in plain sight – but the company was complacent and never really considered the developments in digital technology to be an existential threat. We could say Kodak was fat, dumb and happy. They continued to profit handsomely from the sale of film and related products but once the rapid industrial transition to digital commenced, they were wholly unprepared.
It has been a long time since anyone who came of age during the Kodak generation has heard or seen this once storied name mentioned in the news. Kodak’s inability to solemnly reflect on the changes taking place around them and then reform themselves so they could adapt to a new, emerging reality has confined them to the history books. There, they have joined so many other great industrial companies of the past who also remained tactically successful while woefully ignorant of the need for reflection, reformation and the importance of adaptability.
In the 15th century, the Ottomans dominated trade flows from China, India and the Spice Islands of Southeast Asia bound for the West. They controlled both land and maritime routes and collected taxes on all goods passing through their ports of authority. This created a powerful impetus for the Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish powers of the day to find ways to trade directly with the primary sources of the goods they desired. The European powers began exploring new sea routes to bypass Ottoman naval power in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Eastern Mediterranean and eventually began sailing around the Horn of Africa on their way to India and Southeast Asia. In fact, the desire to break free of Ottoman maritime control over critical sea routes was instrumental in the European’s discovery of the Americas.
The Ottomans were aware of the discoveries being made by European sailors. They even possessed a copy of the map Christopher Columbus used when he discovered the New World [modern Bahamas]. Today, Columbus’ map is lost but the Ottoman copy survives. The Ottomans interviewed sailors involved in the European explorations, so they knew well about the discoveries being made. Nevertheless, Ottoman rulers had succumbed to nothing less than pathological complacency. Despite comprehensive knowledge of what the Europeans were up to, the Ottomans were satisfied with their tactical success – they continued to control the land and maritime routes necessary for goods to cross from East to West and they continued to increase their wealth by taxing the transit of these goods. But by the time the Ottomans realized that the game was up, and the Europeans were now capable of bypassing Ottoman military and naval power arrayed along the traditional trading routes, it was too late. Ottoman satisfaction with the status quo, their inability to recognize the need for reflection and reform and the need to adapt to changing realities triggered the decline of a once extraordinary, pluralistic, tolerant and powerful civilization.
Perhaps the most important takeaway from Charles Darwin’s seminal work, “On the Origin of Species” was the notion that for a species to survive and thrive, it must continuously adapt to a constantly changing environment and reality. Both Kodak and the Ottomans’ inability and unwillingness to commit to regular reflection and the necessity of reformation led to their eventual demise and irrelevance. Today, many societies realize that the world is changing rapidly. But rather than reforming their culture and society with a commitment to pursue enlightened values, motivated by short-term political gain, they engage their society in the pursuit of irresponsible nostalgic fantasies.
In America we have seen the Republican Party’s efforts to convince gullible and poorly educated loyalists that they can successfully resurrect a long-past, post WW2 era when White America was solidly in control and at its best. In Britain, Brexit loyalists believe they can recreate the Age of Empire when Britannia ruled the high seas and controlled a quarter of the World’s land mass and population. In Russia, an Authoritarian Demagogue is trying to recreate the Soviet Union whilst in the Islamic World, militant groups are determined to recreate a Medieval Caliphate. The result is that the militants have created nothing short of chaos and misery for their people whilst also erecting two Narco States [Afghanistan and Syria]. Meanwhile, in Israel, Messianic Orthodox Jews have outdone everyone in the world with their nostalgic efforts to resurrect Second Temple Judaism from 2500 years ago!
But the reality is that all such nostalgic fantasies will fail. There were a multitude of interrelated factors that constituted the reality of these different eras, and no one understands the relationships between these factors let alone how to recreate such an environment. The future of any society that wastes precious resources and time and raises false hopes for the realization of these nostalgic fantasies amongst their citizenry will be bleak. They would do much better to rationally consider present realities and the emerging geopolitical, scientific and technological changes that will shape our future. It is only through such critical thinking and introspection that we can successfully reform any culture or society and embark on an enlightened path for a hopeful future. For those who reject such reflection, reformation and adaptation, the future will likely resemble that of Kodak and the Ottoman Empire.
We live in a time in which new information is being added to the Internet on an hourly basis. Artificial Intelligence enabled search algorithms can now parse through seemingly infinite volumes of information regarding any subject on the Internet and enlighten humankind in ways that have never been possible in the past. The broader society can now be made aware of historical realities that have remained hidden for generations, centuries and in some cases, millennia. Failings and misdeeds of societies that were previously known to only a few and carefully hidden in dusty volumes in dark corners of prestigious university and city libraries can now be uncovered by even the most unsophisticated person equipped with nothing more than a Smartphone. Soon, AI-enabled search engines from Google will be able to parse video and audio recordings for knowledge, as well. Natural language processing tools such as GPT-3 from Open AI in San Francisco will synthesize this knowledge across languages and disciplines unlike anything we have ever witnessed.
In the final analysis, the longer a group or society we care deeply for delays in confronting difficult chapters and truths from their history so they can begin to reflect, reform and adapt to this fast-changing world, the greater the risk that they will become irrelevant. Or extinct.
Vicar Sayeedi is a Computer Scientist and Engineer, a Lecturer and a Consultant. He is also the author of several books. His most recent book is about Artificial Intelligence and is titled, The Génome Affair.
Vicar has lectured widely about Artificial Intelligence. In December 2021, Vicar will lecture in the Embassy of France – Office of Science & Technology, Washington DC. Vicar has recently lectured in New York at the National Hemophilia Foundation about AI & the Life Sciences. He has also lectured in London in the Royal Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, in Sunnyvale in Silicon Valley, the National Library of Singapore as well as in Düsseldorf [with invitations extended to Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Rome, Stockholm & Vienna] on AI and its implications for individuals and societies. Vicar has lectured at leading companies, as well.
Vicar is most interested in the big questions facing humankind. He is particularly focused on studying at the confluence of the five great disciplines of Human History, Political Science and Thought, International Affairs, Science and Technology. For geopolitical technologists, this intersection offers a deep understanding and pedagogically important lessons of how advances in human endeavor have influenced and impacted civilization.
Vicar has been writing books, essays and poetry for many years. For the past 30 years, Vicar has worked in the Technology and Pharmaceutical industries. He is currently a Consultant in the Life Sciences Industry and lives in suburban Chicago with his wife and their three grown children.
You can find Vicar’s recent book on AI, The Génome Affair on Amazon at this link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YQ7M9Q7
The most recent episodes of Vicar’s ai & u! Podcast are on YouTube at the following links:
Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/yNYr28jtY_k
What is Artificial Intelligence? What is Human Intelligence?
Episode 2 - https://youtu.be/kAEgDNh1Nwc
How Did We Get Here? Machine Learning, Neural Networks & the AI Lexicon, Exciting AI Agents
Episode 3 - https://youtu.be/3PYCyv1pCgM
Deep Mind - How Powerful is Narrow AI? State Surveillance and Surveillance Capitalism
Episode 4 - https://youtu.be/WvobCMIM_H4
Impact on Societies That Possess Artificial Intelligence Versus Those that Do Not!
Episode 5 - https://youtu.be/4JVpvm4g79g
Surveillance Capitalism, Surveillance State, 4th Industrial Revolution, Bifurcation of Sapiens
Episode 6 - https://youtu.be/e1q2GgcWQok
AI, Blockchain & Quantum Computing - Implications for Global and National Governance
Episode 7 - https://youtu.be/4bDSUvrOdd4
Popular Perceptions of Intelligence, the Seat of Human Intelligence and Implications for AI
Episode 8 - https://youtu.be/3GjHqQZL7Pk
AI - Why Should I care? Plus Exciting Updates from Elon Musk and Neuralink!
Episode 9 - https://youtu.be/enpecqDecC8
AI - Excellence, Innovation & Genius
Episode 10 - https://youtu.be/UsriESlTjdA
Implications for AI as China and the West Decouple
Episode 11 - https://youtu.be/0CpaMb-yw3g
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Law & Society
Episode 12 - https://youtu.be/PLzodrLWMq0
AI & Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Episode 13 - https://youtu.be/Lm_nrNyJRbA
AI & the Future of Work in Industry 4.0 – the 4th Industrial Revolution
Episode 14 - https://youtu.be/_3E1Mhr_Dt8
Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for Authoritarianism and Democracy
Episode 15 - https://youtu.be/IpMUqHOEd7w
Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness & the Future of Homo Sapiens
Episode 16 - https://youtu.be/mIf7_VMzGKo
AI and its Implications for America's Political Environment
Episode 17 - https://youtu.be/gsMRPnovZGI
Special Episode: Reading From The Génome Affair
Episode 18 - https://youtu.be/UxNxtWDCREM
Artificial Intelligence - Digital Tyranny, Datocracy and the Imitation Game
Episode 19 - https://youtu.be/Db8U0QQWWuY
Does Artificial Intelligence Really Replicate Human Intelligence?
Episode 20 - https://youtu.be/Np18AEq-6DM
AI & Rising Geopolitical Tensions Between China & The West
Episode 21 - https://youtu.be/fOMSvNiixA0
AI & In-vitro Fertilization [IVF]
Episode 22 - https://youtu.be/EQPpRhIV6Kw
AI & Human Intelligence: A Complex Relationship
Episode 23 - https://youtu.be/EAbQ7stY7JQ
AI Upends the World of Structural Biology
Episode 24 - https://youtu.be/Bsb1F8uoBpA
AI & COVID-19: An Extraordinary Contribution
Episode 25 - https://youtu.be/PqL5PCRc8tA
AI, Connectomics & Transhumanism: the Future of Humankind
Episode 26 - https://youtu.be/HI8Zjl8VM8U
Dramatic Upheaval Inside Google's Ethical AI Team
Episode 27 - https://youtu.be/TqWwJYc2GxQ
AI & Cyber Espionage | How Will the Sunburst Attack Affect Our Security?
Episode 28 - https://youtu.be/89BcThqgcfQ
AI & the Rapidly Escalating Threat from Deep Fake Videos
Episode 29 - https://youtu.be/zvOHRMmJNB4
AI, Facial Recognition Technology & The Digital Surveillance State
Episode 30 - https://youtu.be/br4ygfEWdk0
AI & Social Media | The Most Destructive AI We've Ever Seen?
Episode 31 - https://youtu.be/sOy12ii8zwM
The Democratization of AI & The 2021 Maiflower Expedition | Plymouth, England to Plymouth, MA
Episode 32 - https://youtu.be/bixdLL74reE
Sino-American Cold War | A Blessing in Disguise for America?
Episode 33 - https://youtu.be/tTRm312DgMc
AI & the Tyranny of Meritocracy
Episode 34 - https://youtu.be/FpPzC5VP6GM
In the Midst of Chaos and Pandemic | A Big AI Announcement From the Trump Administration
Episode 35 - https://youtu.be/bK3xCBwrG8w
Artificial Super Intelligence – Can We Control It?
Episode 36 - https://youtu.be/Rc60DQ0L86Q
A New America | Hope with a Big Dose of Caution
Episode 37 - https://youtu.be/UBenYYHbYqM
Will AI [Science & Tech] Benefit From a New Cold War with China?
Episode 38 - https://youtu.be/JewJnPywnOU
Will AI Eventually Replace All Other Forms of Government?
Episode 39 - https://youtu.be/ibuJ8vozyqg
Will AI Perpetuate Bias in Employment, Health Systems, Law and Society?
Episode 40 - https://youtu.be/IJYbPfGC-08
AI | Will it be the Bain of Cyber Criminals?
Episode 41 - https://youtu.be/ozrO5_XTYKQ
AI | What Will it Mean for the Future of Work?
Episode 42 - https://youtu.be/kDKapDK-Vb0
AI | A Harbinger for the End of Democracy?
Episode 43 - https://youtu.be/7XeNyE8CA9I
AI & the Life Sciences | Developments in Connectomics & Radiology
Episode 44 - https://youtu.be/mWaPW_UolVo
AI & Geopolitics | Critical Strategic Planning in the Age of China
Episode 45 - https://youtu.be/qOSOc3vJRBk
AI & Humankind | What Might the Future Hold?
Episode 46 - https://youtu.be/atMSV1WAFkg
AI Enabled Surveillance | An Important Tool to Contain Dangerous Personality Traits?
Episode 47 - https://youtu.be/kz7-EDmlGXc
Will AI Favor Authoritarianism or Democracy?
Episode 48 - https://youtu.be/uTvKWQgdOaI
AI | A Key Enabler of Universal Basic Income?
Episode 49 - https://youtu.be/sy48Xqo-3qM
AI & The Future of Government, Industry, Markets &Trade
Episode 50 - https://youtu.be/JU1oGzb5TS0
AI & Surveillance | America’s New Strategy in the Middle East
Episode 51 - https://youtu.be/nOCQjUxLWJY
AI-Enabled Global Government | An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Episode 52 - https://youtu.be/g1VJqiI3HyE
AI & Healthcare | What Will the Future Look Like? Will it be More Equitable?
Episode 53 - https://youtu.be/ie9KAg_kF7Q
AI & Surveillance | The Ethical Dilemma of Facial Recognition Software
Episode 54 - https://youtu.be/ie9KAg_kF7Q
AI & Regulation | Europe is Leading the Way
Episode 55 - https://youtu.be/l-gcYTZMsm8
AI & Consciousness | Will Machines Soon be Sentient?
Episode 56 - https://youtu.be/-8BaouCn9cs
AI & Regulation | Europe Announces New Rules
Episode 57 - https://youtu.be/243zm7aHImQ
AI & Human Emotion Recognition | Is it Inherently Flawed?
Episode 58 - https://youtu.be/rdXllGj8rbo
AI & Autonomous Vehicles | Where are We Now?
Episode 59 - https://youtu.be/EMbqpN5mbqw
AI & the 4 Little Trees | More on Emotion Recognition
Episode 60 - https://youtu.be/K5wtkj-VTrk
AI & the Colonial Pipeline Attack | Cyber Threats are Growing Rapidly
Episode 61 - https://youtu.be/03KysO3VJgI
AI & the Coronavirus | A Postmortem
Episode 62 - https://youtu.be/7wmSIWgbuQI
AI on the Battlefield | The Conflict in Gaza
Episode 63 - https://youtu.be/a_1AmLJD3lo
AI and Xenophobia | Will We Finally Break the Cycle?
Episode 64 - https://youtu.be/9s-Go1TYK9c
AI, Cyber Attacks & the Future of War | Where are We Headed?
Episode 65 - https://youtu.be/1nKbTMzfpqM
Artificial Intelligence | Humankind’s Final and Greatest Invention
Episode 66 - https://youtu.be/cplR62KTa88
America & the 4th Industrial Revolution | Where do We Go from Here?
Episode 67 - https://youtu.be/RMrqreI-PRw
Artificial Intelligence | [Digital] Life After Death
Episode 68 - https://youtu.be/KzR8NkVdT0Q
Artificial Intelligence | The Fear Factor
Episode 69 - https://youtu.be/BI0HqACc4Ek
Artificial Intelligence | The Trust Factor
Episode 70 - https://youtu.be/nKhqVtQC_NI
Artificial Intelligence | Implications for the Future of Democracy
Episode 71 - https://youtu.be/GKD5hXmnpTU
Artificial Intelligence | Deep Fakes & Pornography
Episode 72 - https://youtu.be/KJdoBm5Kmw8
Artificial Intelligence | Working in the 21st Century
Episode 73 - https://youtu.be/lLY6gF_eeas
AI & Disinformation | Implications for Democracy & Geopolitics
Episode 74 - https://youtu.be/URsauWURj5A
AI, Climate Change & Pandemics | A Case for Global Governance?
Episode 75 - https://youtu.be/cu7xOHpNiO4
Artificial Intelligence | New Year’s Resolutions & Societal Reformation
Episode 76 -
AI, Authoritarianism & Democracy | What Does the Future Hold?
Vicar Sayeedi
December 24, 2021
During the waning days of December, it is customary amongst introspective members of society to reflect upon the year just passed. These thoughtful individuals often reflect not only upon their own journey in the concluding annum – their personal achievements, development and shortcomings – but also upon that of their society and perhaps even more broadly, that of civilization itself. Indeed, reflection on these three critical levels has never been more important than it is today since the world is evolving very rapidly and the pace of change is unprecedented in human history. In fact, it seems we have reached a point in human history such that if we do not commit to a near constant state of reflection with a corresponding resolve to pursue critical reformation at the individual, societal and civilizational levels, our collective future is likely to become untenable.
In the 20th century, Kodak, an iconic American company was comfortable in its expectation that the world would continue to buy its film for so many “Kodak Moments” and that it would do so for eternity. Kodak was tactically correct but strategically wrong. Kodak was keenly aware of the changes taking place in the digital domain – these revolutionary developments were occurring in plain sight – but the company was complacent and never really considered the developments in digital technology to be an existential threat. We could say Kodak was fat, dumb and happy. They continued to profit handsomely from the sale of film and related products but once the rapid industrial transition to digital commenced, they were wholly unprepared.
It has been a long time since anyone who came of age during the Kodak generation has heard or seen this once storied name mentioned in the news. Kodak’s inability to solemnly reflect on the changes taking place around them and then reform themselves so they could adapt to a new, emerging reality has confined them to the history books. There, they have joined so many other great industrial companies of the past who also remained tactically successful while woefully ignorant of the need for reflection, reformation and the importance of adaptability.
In the 15th century, the Ottomans dominated trade flows from China, India and the Spice Islands of Southeast Asia bound for the West. They controlled both land and maritime routes and collected taxes on all goods passing through their ports of authority. This created a powerful impetus for the Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish powers of the day to find ways to trade directly with the primary sources of the goods they desired. The European powers began exploring new sea routes to bypass Ottoman naval power in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Eastern Mediterranean and eventually began sailing around the Horn of Africa on their way to India and Southeast Asia. In fact, the desire to break free of Ottoman maritime control over critical sea routes was instrumental in the European’s discovery of the Americas.
The Ottomans were aware of the discoveries being made by European sailors. They even possessed a copy of the map Christopher Columbus used when he discovered the New World [modern Bahamas]. Today, Columbus’ map is lost but the Ottoman copy survives. The Ottomans interviewed sailors involved in the European explorations, so they knew well about the discoveries being made. Nevertheless, Ottoman rulers had succumbed to nothing less than pathological complacency. Despite comprehensive knowledge of what the Europeans were up to, the Ottomans were satisfied with their tactical success – they continued to control the land and maritime routes necessary for goods to cross from East to West and they continued to increase their wealth by taxing the transit of these goods. But by the time the Ottomans realized that the game was up, and the Europeans were now capable of bypassing Ottoman military and naval power arrayed along the traditional trading routes, it was too late. Ottoman satisfaction with the status quo, their inability to recognize the need for reflection and reform and the need to adapt to changing realities triggered the decline of a once extraordinary, pluralistic, tolerant and powerful civilization.
Perhaps the most important takeaway from Charles Darwin’s seminal work, “On the Origin of Species” was the notion that for a species to survive and thrive, it must continuously adapt to a constantly changing environment and reality. Both Kodak and the Ottomans’ inability and unwillingness to commit to regular reflection and the necessity of reformation led to their eventual demise and irrelevance. Today, many societies realize that the world is changing rapidly. But rather than reforming their culture and society with a commitment to pursue enlightened values, motivated by short-term political gain, they engage their society in the pursuit of irresponsible nostalgic fantasies.
In America we have seen the Republican Party’s efforts to convince gullible and poorly educated loyalists that they can successfully resurrect a long-past, post WW2 era when White America was solidly in control and at its best. In Britain, Brexit loyalists believe they can recreate the Age of Empire when Britannia ruled the high seas and controlled a quarter of the World’s land mass and population. In Russia, an Authoritarian Demagogue is trying to recreate the Soviet Union whilst in the Islamic World, militant groups are determined to recreate a Medieval Caliphate. The result is that the militants have created nothing short of chaos and misery for their people whilst also erecting two Narco States [Afghanistan and Syria]. Meanwhile, in Israel, Messianic Orthodox Jews have outdone everyone in the world with their nostalgic efforts to resurrect Second Temple Judaism from 2500 years ago!
But the reality is that all such nostalgic fantasies will fail. There were a multitude of interrelated factors that constituted the reality of these different eras, and no one understands the relationships between these factors let alone how to recreate such an environment. The future of any society that wastes precious resources and time and raises false hopes for the realization of these nostalgic fantasies amongst their citizenry will be bleak. They would do much better to rationally consider present realities and the emerging geopolitical, scientific and technological changes that will shape our future. It is only through such critical thinking and introspection that we can successfully reform any culture or society and embark on an enlightened path for a hopeful future. For those who reject such reflection, reformation and adaptation, the future will likely resemble that of Kodak and the Ottoman Empire.
We live in a time in which new information is being added to the Internet on an hourly basis. Artificial Intelligence enabled search algorithms can now parse through seemingly infinite volumes of information regarding any subject on the Internet and enlighten humankind in ways that have never been possible in the past. The broader society can now be made aware of historical realities that have remained hidden for generations, centuries and in some cases, millennia. Failings and misdeeds of societies that were previously known to only a few and carefully hidden in dusty volumes in dark corners of prestigious university and city libraries can now be uncovered by even the most unsophisticated person equipped with nothing more than a Smartphone. Soon, AI-enabled search engines from Google will be able to parse video and audio recordings for knowledge, as well. Natural language processing tools such as GPT-3 from Open AI in San Francisco will synthesize this knowledge across languages and disciplines unlike anything we have ever witnessed.
In the final analysis, the longer a group or society we care deeply for delays in confronting difficult chapters and truths from their history so they can begin to reflect, reform and adapt to this fast-changing world, the greater the risk that they will become irrelevant. Or extinct.
Vicar Sayeedi is a Computer Scientist and Engineer, a Lecturer and a Consultant. He is also the author of several books. His most recent book is about Artificial Intelligence and is titled, The Génome Affair.
Vicar has lectured widely about Artificial Intelligence. In December 2021, Vicar will lecture in the Embassy of France – Office of Science & Technology, Washington DC. Vicar has recently lectured in New York at the National Hemophilia Foundation about AI & the Life Sciences. He has also lectured in London in the Royal Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, in Sunnyvale in Silicon Valley, the National Library of Singapore as well as in Düsseldorf [with invitations extended to Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Rome, Stockholm & Vienna] on AI and its implications for individuals and societies. Vicar has lectured at leading companies, as well.
Vicar is most interested in the big questions facing humankind. He is particularly focused on studying at the confluence of the five great disciplines of Human History, Political Science and Thought, International Affairs, Science and Technology. For geopolitical technologists, this intersection offers a deep understanding and pedagogically important lessons of how advances in human endeavor have influenced and impacted civilization.
Vicar has been writing books, essays and poetry for many years. For the past 30 years, Vicar has worked in the Technology and Pharmaceutical industries. He is currently a Consultant in the Life Sciences Industry and lives in suburban Chicago with his wife and their three grown children.
You can find Vicar’s recent book on AI, The Génome Affair on Amazon at this link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YQ7M9Q7
The most recent episodes of Vicar’s ai & u! Podcast are on YouTube at the following links:
Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/yNYr28jtY_k
What is Artificial Intelligence? What is Human Intelligence?
Episode 2 - https://youtu.be/kAEgDNh1Nwc
How Did We Get Here? Machine Learning, Neural Networks & the AI Lexicon, Exciting AI Agents
Episode 3 - https://youtu.be/3PYCyv1pCgM
Deep Mind - How Powerful is Narrow AI? State Surveillance and Surveillance Capitalism
Episode 4 - https://youtu.be/WvobCMIM_H4
Impact on Societies That Possess Artificial Intelligence Versus Those that Do Not!
Episode 5 - https://youtu.be/4JVpvm4g79g
Surveillance Capitalism, Surveillance State, 4th Industrial Revolution, Bifurcation of Sapiens
Episode 6 - https://youtu.be/e1q2GgcWQok
AI, Blockchain & Quantum Computing - Implications for Global and National Governance
Episode 7 - https://youtu.be/4bDSUvrOdd4
Popular Perceptions of Intelligence, the Seat of Human Intelligence and Implications for AI
Episode 8 - https://youtu.be/3GjHqQZL7Pk
AI - Why Should I care? Plus Exciting Updates from Elon Musk and Neuralink!
Episode 9 - https://youtu.be/enpecqDecC8
AI - Excellence, Innovation & Genius
Episode 10 - https://youtu.be/UsriESlTjdA
Implications for AI as China and the West Decouple
Episode 11 - https://youtu.be/0CpaMb-yw3g
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Law & Society
Episode 12 - https://youtu.be/PLzodrLWMq0
AI & Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Episode 13 - https://youtu.be/Lm_nrNyJRbA
AI & the Future of Work in Industry 4.0 – the 4th Industrial Revolution
Episode 14 - https://youtu.be/_3E1Mhr_Dt8
Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for Authoritarianism and Democracy
Episode 15 - https://youtu.be/IpMUqHOEd7w
Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness & the Future of Homo Sapiens
Episode 16 - https://youtu.be/mIf7_VMzGKo
AI and its Implications for America's Political Environment
Episode 17 - https://youtu.be/gsMRPnovZGI
Special Episode: Reading From The Génome Affair
Episode 18 - https://youtu.be/UxNxtWDCREM
Artificial Intelligence - Digital Tyranny, Datocracy and the Imitation Game
Episode 19 - https://youtu.be/Db8U0QQWWuY
Does Artificial Intelligence Really Replicate Human Intelligence?
Episode 20 - https://youtu.be/Np18AEq-6DM
AI & Rising Geopolitical Tensions Between China & The West
Episode 21 - https://youtu.be/fOMSvNiixA0
AI & In-vitro Fertilization [IVF]
Episode 22 - https://youtu.be/EQPpRhIV6Kw
AI & Human Intelligence: A Complex Relationship
Episode 23 - https://youtu.be/EAbQ7stY7JQ
AI Upends the World of Structural Biology
Episode 24 - https://youtu.be/Bsb1F8uoBpA
AI & COVID-19: An Extraordinary Contribution
Episode 25 - https://youtu.be/PqL5PCRc8tA
AI, Connectomics & Transhumanism: the Future of Humankind
Episode 26 - https://youtu.be/HI8Zjl8VM8U
Dramatic Upheaval Inside Google's Ethical AI Team
Episode 27 - https://youtu.be/TqWwJYc2GxQ
AI & Cyber Espionage | How Will the Sunburst Attack Affect Our Security?
Episode 28 - https://youtu.be/89BcThqgcfQ
AI & the Rapidly Escalating Threat from Deep Fake Videos
Episode 29 - https://youtu.be/zvOHRMmJNB4
AI, Facial Recognition Technology & The Digital Surveillance State
Episode 30 - https://youtu.be/br4ygfEWdk0
AI & Social Media | The Most Destructive AI We've Ever Seen?
Episode 31 - https://youtu.be/sOy12ii8zwM
The Democratization of AI & The 2021 Maiflower Expedition | Plymouth, England to Plymouth, MA
Episode 32 - https://youtu.be/bixdLL74reE
Sino-American Cold War | A Blessing in Disguise for America?
Episode 33 - https://youtu.be/tTRm312DgMc
AI & the Tyranny of Meritocracy
Episode 34 - https://youtu.be/FpPzC5VP6GM
In the Midst of Chaos and Pandemic | A Big AI Announcement From the Trump Administration
Episode 35 - https://youtu.be/bK3xCBwrG8w
Artificial Super Intelligence – Can We Control It?
Episode 36 - https://youtu.be/Rc60DQ0L86Q
A New America | Hope with a Big Dose of Caution
Episode 37 - https://youtu.be/UBenYYHbYqM
Will AI [Science & Tech] Benefit From a New Cold War with China?
Episode 38 - https://youtu.be/JewJnPywnOU
Will AI Eventually Replace All Other Forms of Government?
Episode 39 - https://youtu.be/ibuJ8vozyqg
Will AI Perpetuate Bias in Employment, Health Systems, Law and Society?
Episode 40 - https://youtu.be/IJYbPfGC-08
AI | Will it be the Bain of Cyber Criminals?
Episode 41 - https://youtu.be/ozrO5_XTYKQ
AI | What Will it Mean for the Future of Work?
Episode 42 - https://youtu.be/kDKapDK-Vb0
AI | A Harbinger for the End of Democracy?
Episode 43 - https://youtu.be/7XeNyE8CA9I
AI & the Life Sciences | Developments in Connectomics & Radiology
Episode 44 - https://youtu.be/mWaPW_UolVo
AI & Geopolitics | Critical Strategic Planning in the Age of China
Episode 45 - https://youtu.be/qOSOc3vJRBk
AI & Humankind | What Might the Future Hold?
Episode 46 - https://youtu.be/atMSV1WAFkg
AI Enabled Surveillance | An Important Tool to Contain Dangerous Personality Traits?
Episode 47 - https://youtu.be/kz7-EDmlGXc
Will AI Favor Authoritarianism or Democracy?
Episode 48 - https://youtu.be/uTvKWQgdOaI
AI | A Key Enabler of Universal Basic Income?
Episode 49 - https://youtu.be/sy48Xqo-3qM
AI & The Future of Government, Industry, Markets &Trade
Episode 50 - https://youtu.be/JU1oGzb5TS0
AI & Surveillance | America’s New Strategy in the Middle East
Episode 51 - https://youtu.be/nOCQjUxLWJY
AI-Enabled Global Government | An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Episode 52 - https://youtu.be/g1VJqiI3HyE
AI & Healthcare | What Will the Future Look Like? Will it be More Equitable?
Episode 53 - https://youtu.be/ie9KAg_kF7Q
AI & Surveillance | The Ethical Dilemma of Facial Recognition Software
Episode 54 - https://youtu.be/ie9KAg_kF7Q
AI & Regulation | Europe is Leading the Way
Episode 55 - https://youtu.be/l-gcYTZMsm8
AI & Consciousness | Will Machines Soon be Sentient?
Episode 56 - https://youtu.be/-8BaouCn9cs
AI & Regulation | Europe Announces New Rules
Episode 57 - https://youtu.be/243zm7aHImQ
AI & Human Emotion Recognition | Is it Inherently Flawed?
Episode 58 - https://youtu.be/rdXllGj8rbo
AI & Autonomous Vehicles | Where are We Now?
Episode 59 - https://youtu.be/EMbqpN5mbqw
AI & the 4 Little Trees | More on Emotion Recognition
Episode 60 - https://youtu.be/K5wtkj-VTrk
AI & the Colonial Pipeline Attack | Cyber Threats are Growing Rapidly
Episode 61 - https://youtu.be/03KysO3VJgI
AI & the Coronavirus | A Postmortem
Episode 62 - https://youtu.be/7wmSIWgbuQI
AI on the Battlefield | The Conflict in Gaza
Episode 63 - https://youtu.be/a_1AmLJD3lo
AI and Xenophobia | Will We Finally Break the Cycle?
Episode 64 - https://youtu.be/9s-Go1TYK9c
AI, Cyber Attacks & the Future of War | Where are We Headed?
Episode 65 - https://youtu.be/1nKbTMzfpqM
Artificial Intelligence | Humankind’s Final and Greatest Invention
Episode 66 - https://youtu.be/cplR62KTa88
America & the 4th Industrial Revolution | Where do We Go from Here?
Episode 67 - https://youtu.be/RMrqreI-PRw
Artificial Intelligence | [Digital] Life After Death
Episode 68 - https://youtu.be/KzR8NkVdT0Q
Artificial Intelligence | The Fear Factor
Episode 69 - https://youtu.be/BI0HqACc4Ek
Artificial Intelligence | The Trust Factor
Episode 70 - https://youtu.be/nKhqVtQC_NI
Artificial Intelligence | Implications for the Future of Democracy
Episode 71 - https://youtu.be/GKD5hXmnpTU
Artificial Intelligence | Deep Fakes & Pornography
Episode 72 - https://youtu.be/KJdoBm5Kmw8
Artificial Intelligence | Working in the 21st Century
Episode 73 - https://youtu.be/lLY6gF_eeas
AI & Disinformation | Implications for Democracy & Geopolitics
Episode 74 - https://youtu.be/URsauWURj5A
AI, Climate Change & Pandemics | A Case for Global Governance?
Episode 75 - https://youtu.be/cu7xOHpNiO4
Artificial Intelligence | New Year’s Resolutions & Societal Reformation
Episode 76 -
AI, Authoritarianism & Democracy | What Does the Future Hold?
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