Preparing for the Singularity
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English - December 01, 2022 11:27 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Education southafrica economics news philosophy politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Bronwyn Williams & David Wood | The Small Print
In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to David Wood about his book, The Singularity Principles: Anticipating and managing cataclysmically disruptive technologies. They talk about what the singularity is, what it is not, and the steps humanity must take to ensure that we’ll experience a positive singularity rather than a negative singularity. They discuss what it would it take to bring about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), the complex interplay of forces that are leading society to the adoption of ever-more powerful technologies, and the necessary role of regulation and surveillance initiatives in safeguarding our futures.
Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams.
David Wood is a futurist speaker, analyst, commentator, and writer. His focus is on potential radical transformations in society and humanity - transformations enabled by accelerating technological disruption and mediated by social and political reaction. He has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an honorary doctorate in science (DSc) from the University of Westminster. He is the author or lead editor of eleven books, the most recent of which is “The Singularity Principles.”
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