Artificial Intelligence is often misunderstood. And much like blockchain, those who fiercely stand by the technology believe it will change the world for the better. Others fear the negative repercussions it could bring it and would rather see it disappear. We're joined by Ben Goertzel. Ben's interest in AI and robotics date back to his childhood and he has made these his life-long passion and work. He is the CEO of SingularityNET, a company building a marketplace for AIs which leverages blockchain. He is also Chief Scientist at Hanson Robotics who has brought us the now famous Sophia robot. When he's not building blockchains and robots, he leads the OpenCog open-source AI framework and is Chair of Humanity +, an organization which focuses on technology and ethics. Topics discussed in this episode:Ben's background as a mathematician and his lifelong passion for AI and roboticsWhat is AI, AGI and machine learning, and how these technologies differWhat is the killer application for AIThe problem of data and power centralization as it relates to AIAI safety and with what we should be most concerned when it comes to AI dominanceHanson Robotics and the Sophia robotHow blockchains and AI are relevant to each otherThe role of AI in blockchain governance and the potential for AI systems to compete amongst each otherWhat is SingularityNET and what the company is building Links mentioned in this episode: Ben Goertzel's WebsiteSingularityNET websiteSingularityNET whitepaperBen Goertzel portraied in Silicon ValleyBen Goertzel's WebsiteCreating Internet IntelligenceAccelerando Sponsors: Cosmos: Join the most interoperable ecosystem of connected blockchainsToptal: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent' '" Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire Support the show, consider donating: BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth) This episode is also available on :Epicenter.tvYouTubeSoundcloud Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever podcasts are distributed. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sƒbastien Couture, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal & Friederike Ernst.