Smart Cities

Smart Cities

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Surviving An Apocalypse

Surviving An Apocalypse

Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. If the end of the world is nigh, it may be too late to avert a catastrophe. So what can we do to mitigate the damage or recover after...

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Godlike Aliens

Godlike Aliens

Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Science Fiction often shows us alien civilizations so advanced they are godlike, but how realistic are they,...

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Is a Technological Singularity Inevitable?

Is a Technological Singularity Inevitable?

Use code ISAACARTHUR16 for up to 16 FREE MEALS + 3 Surprise Gifts across 6 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3uRoKz7 As computers have improved at an accelerating rate for generations now, fears of some emergent super intelligent computer mind have...

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Challenges & Predictions for the Next 100 Years

Challenges & Predictions for the Next 100 Years

Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next...

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Criminal AI

Criminal AI

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Human-Machine Teaming

Human-Machine Teaming

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Teaming up with the machines we’ve designed and created has boosted our production and let us attempt things we never could have before, but as Artificial Intelligence emerges, what will...

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Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society

Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur04211 In the future technology may help us enjoy prosperity beyond our dreams, with robots manufacturing our goods and attending all our needs but...

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The Next Century of War

The Next Century of War

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...

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Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies

Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur01211 Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity...

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After AI

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:...

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Coexistence of Humans & AI

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...

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