Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in...
After AI
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Artificial Intelligence seems nearer everyday, and many people worry about a conflict between us and robots & computer minds, but what would life be like After AI? Visit our Website:...
Life as a Digital Being
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an existence be like? Would they interact with our...
Economies of the Future
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ The future of humanity might be one of unrivaled prosperity - a post-scarcity civilization - of abundant power, advanced automation and robotics, and sophisticated artificial intelligence helping boost...
Coexistence of Humans & AI
Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Artificial Intelligence, while still limited to only the most simplistic computers and robots, is beginning to emerge and will only grow smarter. Can humanity survive it's own creations and...
AI Aliens
Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur We often consider interacting with Aliens and Robots in the future, but what about Alien Robots? Today we'll ask what artificial intelligence created by aliens might look like and what sort...
The Paperclip Maximizer
A Paperclip Maximizer is an example of artificial intelligence run amok performing a job, potentially seeking to turn all the Universe into paperclips. But it's also an example of a concept called Instrumental Convergence, where two entities with wildly different...
Happily Ever After
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "ISAAC" to 500-500 to get a free book including a copy of Alastair Reynolds' "House of Suns" To celebrate Valentine's Day, we'll take a look at relationships in the future, both the romantic and platonic friendships....
Attack of the Drones
Visit our sponsor, Skillshare: https://skl.sh/isaac4 Drones are becoming more common for military, commercial, and recreational purposes, today we will explore how these will impact us in the near future and far, for peace and warfare, on Earth and in the void of...
Jobs of the Future
As automation improves, what careers will be left for people? Visit our sponsor, Skillshare: https://skl.sh/isaac3 Since the advent of technology, there have been concerns about it replacing jobs and leaving people without an income. Technological disruption has often...
5 Ways The World Could End – And How We Can Survive It, with Joe Scott
Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/X2YtamBhSHg Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Today we team up with Joe Scott to discuss 5 catastrophes that might threaten humanity in the future, and what we can do to prevent or mitigate them. Here in...
Purpose & Existence
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