Steve Omohundro on the future of artificial intelligence and its ethical implications
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Steve Omohundro
Dr Caldicott interviews Steve Omohundro, a computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence. From 1986 to 1988, Omohundro was an Assistant Professor of Computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and cofounder of the Center for Complex Systems Research. He is now President of Self-Aware Systems in Palo Alto, California. Omohundro has been an advisor to the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence since April 2007, and has had a wide-ranging career as a scientist, professor, author, software architect, and entrepreneur doing research that explores the interface between mind and matter. Dr. Caldicott and Omohundro discuss the various uses of artificial intelligence, and whether or not it can replace human reasoning and emotional intelligence. They touch on ethics issues such as the continuing immorality of leaving U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons on hair-trigger alert. For more information, visit the website of Omohundro’s company Self-Aware Systems. He also recommends visiting the site of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.