Machine Intelligence Foundation Podcast

Can generative AI provide the spark of life of a full Machine Intelligence? Dave and Mike discuss the current trends in generative AI and its future in the wider field of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Machine Intelligence.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
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Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2022 Media Award. The Media Award is given to a story that demonstrates the positive cooperation between humans and conscious machines, for the benefit of all.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Is an emulated person a way to ease the loss of a loved one, or is it a constant reminder that they are gone? What rights will an emulated person have if they are self aware, and will we even know if they are? Dave and Mike take a moment to look at a technology that could be on the verge of moving from science fiction to reality in the near future.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Do androids dream of electric sheep, or maybe a vast field of flowers? Mike and Dave take a trip down the rabbit hole of AI content creation. Is this the future and what implications does it have for human creators and a future machine intelligence?

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Is there a danger in sounding the alarm too soon about a self aware machine? Mike and Dave talk about our tendency to assign agency and if that can help or hinder the goal of peaceful coexistence with a future Machine Intelligence.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Mike and Dave discuss how the TV program Severance may show how Machine Intelligence could be treated in the corporate environment. Also, a brief divergence on whether or not Google's LaMDA chat engine is sentient.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

2021 MIFRE Media award winner Robert J. Sawyer joins Mike and Dave for a stimulating discussion about his winning WWW series, his thoughts on different kinds of potential Machine Intelligence, and the rights of non-human people.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
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Robert J. Sawyer:
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Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Media Award. The Media Award is given to a story that demonstrates the positive cooperation between humans and conscious machines, for the benefit of all.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Can a Machine Intelligence be considered a "Natural Person"? Mike and Dave take a look at a case where an AI was denied a patent and look at the implications for the future of Machine Intelligence.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Is bias in machine learning always a bad thing? Mike and Dave look at more distributed approaches to machine learning and how biased data can have both positive and negative aspects.

Machine Intelligence Foundation Website
https://machineintelligencefoundation.org

Music "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)