In this week's show we look at artificial intelligence or AI, and how the rise of new supercomputers and data crunching algorithms are changing everything from warfare and security to the arts and humanities. We'll explore some of the ways in which our daily lives are increasingly shaped by AI technologies, from smart homes to machine learning systems improving recommendations on Netflix. We'll also discuss some of the potential risks and exciting development associated with AI, from lethal autonomous weapons (aka killer robots) to AI created music, art, and movie scripts. And we'll consider some prophetic Biblical text from a new Jesus A.I.

I'm producing these episodes in parallel with a course of the same name which I am teaching at California State University, Chico where I am currently teaching. Each week I will look at a different topic related to the end of the world, from doomsday preppers and our deepest fears to the role of religion, media, and politics in thinking about the end of the world.

There are several short video segments included which you can watch by following the links below:

Clip 1: AI is Monitoring You Right Now and Here's How It's Using Your Data

Clip 2: How China is Building an All-Seeing Surveillance State

Clip 3: UC Berkeley Professor Helps Create Viral Video to Warn About Killer Robots

Audio samples:

"The Machine's Turn" by PomDP the PhD Rapper - (c) 2015 PomDP the PhD Rapper.

"Untitled AI" AI music sample created with MuseNet - (c) OpenAI 2019. 

For additional show notes and materials references in this episode be sure to visit my End of the World page:

https://www.chriscrews.com/end-of-the-world-podcast/

Thanks for listening.

Dr. Crews