E33 – The Future of A.I.? (w/ Leo Allen Jr.)

“Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make…” – Nick Bostrom

Episode 33 – Erik Slader and Justin Ache are joined by Leo Allen Jr. from ⁠the Voluntary Input Podcast⁠ – to talk about the history, ethics, potential dangers, and hopes for the future of Artificial Intelligence systems. Will A.I. destroy the world? Find out today!

⁠And be sure to check out all the amazing / hilarious “A.I. History Artwork” that our listeners and fellow podcasters sent in! ⁠

Also on this Episode:

  • Epik WINS of History: Alan Turing
  • The Rise and Fall of Google’s “Stadia” (2019-2023)
  • Elon Musks’s “Star Link” satellite internet

Pop-Culture Clips / Music / References:

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), ⁠“Blade Runner” (1982), ⁠“WarGames” (1983), “Star Trek: The Next Generation” – S2E9: ‘The Measure of a Man’ (1989), “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” (1991), ⁠“The Matrix” (1999), ⁠“Battlestar Galactica” (2004-2009), Disney’s “TRON: Legacy” (2010), “Watson and the Jeopardy! Challenge” – IBM Research (2013), “HER” (2013), “West World” (2016 – 2022), “M3GAN” (2022), etc

⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠

Listen to our previous ‘Digital Age’ episodes: ⁠⁠E15 – “The 20th Anniversary of Y2k”,⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠E22 – “A History of Hackers and Digital Heists” ⁠⁠for more!

⁠Listen to “Robopocalypse” by Daniel H. Wilson on Audible (click here for a free trial)!⁠

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Erik Slader

Erik Slader is the creator of “Epik Fails of History” a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails… of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the co-author of the Epic Fails middle grade book series, including The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History and The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. His latest book, “2299” is a sci-fi / noir novella. Erik is also an editor on Podcasters Assemble and a co-host on 2 Young 4 This Trek, as well as a contributor to Geek to Geek Media and ComicZombie.net! He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, once managed a comic book shop, has a weakness for fancy coffee as well as retro video games, and currently lives in Green Cove Springs, Florida with too many cats.

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