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This week I sat down with my friend, Ahmed Hatem, originally from Egypt, Ahmed came to UBC to study computer science and microbiology and I regard him as one of the smartest people I know. We dig into the potential pitfalls technology has to offer us in the coming years, the lack of self-reflection from humanity as a whole, God algorithms and much more. It was incredibly enlightening for me and I hope you all enjoy!
0:0:00 Intro
0:2:20 The Big Question
0:10:00 Impending Cyber Doom?
0:15:00 Human’s obsession with abstraction
0:23:00 Figuring out where we fit in to nature
0:30:00 Taking time to think about what we’re doing
0:40:00 The role of young people
0:51:00 Causal algorithms
1:00:00 The problem with the higher education system
1:09:00 Closing remarks
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This week I sat down with my friend, Ahmed Hatem, originally from Egypt, Ahmed came to UBC to study computer science and microbiology and I regard him as one of the smartest people I know. We dig into the potential pitfalls technology has to offer us in the coming years, the lack of self-reflection from humanity as a whole, God algorithms and much more. It was incredibly enlightening for me and I hope you all enjoy!
0:0:00 Intro
0:2:20 The Big Question
0:10:00 Impending Cyber Doom?
0:15:00 Human’s obsession with abstraction
0:23:00 Figuring out where we fit in to nature
0:30:00 Taking time to think about what we’re doing
0:40:00 The role of young people
0:51:00 Causal algorithms
1:00:00 The problem with the higher education system
1:09:00 Closing remarks