Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas

Episode 32 May 30, 2019 01:02:36
Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas
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Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas

May 30 2019 | 01:02:36

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Show Notes

Will infotech and biotech erode human agency, subvert human desires, and render free-market economics obsolete?  At first glance, there looks to be a wide gap between the future of AI and the destruction of democracy. Some futurists claim to have jumped that chasm. In a cheery little column published by the Atlantic, Yuval Noah Harari posits AI will ultimately destroy democracy and favor Digital Dictatorships. What is his argument and does it hold water? Show Notes 00:55 | Introducing Jay Richards 02:50 | Yuval Noah Harari’s view of the future 06:20 | Democracy and Tyranny 07:46 | Ownership of data 08:15 | Read More ›

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