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Episode #92 – How Can We Safely Build Something Smarter Than Us? – an Interview with Dr. Steve Omohundro

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April 26, 2015

Episode #92 - How Can We Safely Build Something Smarter Than Us? - an Interview with Dr. Steve Omohundro

Dr. Steve Omohundro earned degrees in physics and mathematics from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Today, most of his best-known work is in the domains of natural and artificial intelligence.

In this interview, Dr. Omohundro shares his thoughts about how we might “scaffold” our security measures to match the intelligence of our machines in order to prevent them from getting out of hand.

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