Mornings with Simi artwork

Full Show: When AI goes sentient, Heat in BC & What can be learned from an eviction map?

Mornings with Simi

English - May 15, 2023 16:16 - 55 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: AI developers believe that AI systems will most likely develop sentience in the future – which presents many dilemmas.
Guest: Jacy Reese Anthis, Sociologist at the University of Chicago and Co-Founder of The Satience Institute
Seg 2: The warm weather occurred earlier than usual for the season, resembling meteorological patterns typically seen in mid-summer.
Guest: Mark Madryga, Chief Meteorologist at Global News
Seg 3: Select Parliamentarians are being briefed on Chinese political interference. This comes after Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family in Hong Kong were targets of Beijing state intimidation
Guest: Michel Juneau-Katsuya, Former Chief of Asia-Pacific at CSIS and Author of “Nest of Spies”
Seg 4: Is $2.2 million enough to reignite Chinatown's vibrant charm?
Guest: Carol Lee, Chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation
Seg 5: What can we learn from BC’s Eviction Map?
Guest: Amanda Burrows, Interim Executive Director of the First United Church Community Ministry Society
Seg 6: The BC Civil Liberties Association is making waves today as they take the stage at the Supreme Court to challenge a crucial aspect of the Criminal Code.
Guest: Vibert Jack, Litigation Director for the BC Civil Liberties Association
Seg 7: Extraordinary British Columbians: Inez Cook
Inez Cook, a Nuxalk woman, was taken from her mother and Nuxalk Nation community during the Sixties Scoop. Cook grew up in a loving home but always deeply yearned for her Indigenous culture and roots. After seeing a sign about bannock on a highway, Cook decided to open a restaurant celebrating her Indigenous heritage.
Guest: Inez Cook, Co-Owner of Salmon n’ Bannock
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Seg 1: AI developers believe that AI systems will most likely develop sentience in the future – which presents many dilemmas.

Guest: Jacy Reese Anthis, Sociologist at the University of Chicago and Co-Founder of The Satience Institute

Seg 2: The warm weather occurred earlier than usual for the season, resembling meteorological patterns typically seen in mid-summer.

Guest: Mark Madryga, Chief Meteorologist at Global News

Seg 3: Select Parliamentarians are being briefed on Chinese political interference. This comes after Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family in Hong Kong were targets of Beijing state intimidation

Guest: Michel Juneau-Katsuya, Former Chief of Asia-Pacific at CSIS and Author of “Nest of Spies”

Seg 4: Is $2.2 million enough to reignite Chinatown's vibrant charm?

Guest: Carol Lee, Chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation

Seg 5: What can we learn from BC’s Eviction Map?

Guest: Amanda Burrows, Interim Executive Director of the First United Church Community Ministry Society

Seg 6: The BC Civil Liberties Association is making waves today as they take the stage at the Supreme Court to challenge a crucial aspect of the Criminal Code.

Guest: Vibert Jack, Litigation Director for the BC Civil Liberties Association

Seg 7: Extraordinary British Columbians: Inez Cook

Inez Cook, a Nuxalk woman, was taken from her mother and Nuxalk Nation community during the Sixties Scoop. Cook grew up in a loving home but always deeply yearned for her Indigenous culture and roots. After seeing a sign about bannock on a highway, Cook decided to open a restaurant celebrating her Indigenous heritage.

Guest: Inez Cook, Co-Owner of Salmon n’ Bannock

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