Artificial intelligence is back in the headlines as warnings from the people building it raise new questions about where the technology is headed. A former Anthropic researcher has quit over fears that AI companies are racing toward self-improving systems that could eventually escape human control, while other industry leaders are calling for a slowdown and outlining the need for regulation. Dan talked with Dr. Neil Thompson, Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, about the power of AI and its future.

<p>Artificial intelligence is back in the headlines as warnings from the people building it raise new questions about where the technology is headed. A former Anthropic researcher has quit over fears that AI companies are racing toward self-improving systems that could eventually escape human control, while other industry leaders are calling for a slowdown and outlining the need for regulation. Dan talked with Dr. Neil Thompson, Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT&rsquo;s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, about the power of AI and its future.</p>

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NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio is the best way for people to communicate their opinions and ideas on what he calls “North America’s Virtual Back Porch."

NightSide With Dan Rea

Questioning AI - Part 1

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