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December 19, 2019 45 mins
In this bonus interview, historian, researcher and former TV star Jonnie Penn is joined by our Head of Public Policy and Government Relations Marc-Etienne Ouimette to talk about the history of AI. In the interview, Jonnie looks to the past to help answer a number of important questions about the future of AI. For instance, what parts of our social system do we not want to optimize? Who does this technological progress actually benefit? And how can more young people get involved in decision making processes surrounding tech?    1:19 - Jonnie Penn 1:25 - The Buried Life  1:54 - Berkman Klein Center 2:05 - MIT Media Lab 4:22 - Machines Who Think - Pamela McCorduck  23:21 - ‘Don’t Join a Union, Pop a Pill’ - Katrina Forrester  26:03 - The troubling case of the young japanese reporter who worked herself to death - Washington Post 27:14 - Germinal (novel) - Wikipedia   32:08 - The Cybernetic Brain - Andrew Pickering  42:52 - Marvin Minsky - Wikipedia  44:40 - Jonnie Penn - Twitter    Other links:  Jonnie Penn Publications - Berkman Klein Center  What History Can Tell Us About the Future of Artificial Intelligence - TEDx Talks    -----------   Dans cet entretien en prime, l’historien, chercheur et ancienne vedette de télévision Jonnie Penn est accompagné de notre directeur des relations publiques et gouvernementales Marc-Étienne Ouimette pour parler de l’histoire de l’IA. Dans cette entrevue, Jonnie se tourne vers le passé pour répondre à un certain nombre de questions importantes sur l’avenir de l’IA. Par exemple, quelles parties de notre système social ne voulons-nous pas optimiser? À qui profite réellement ce progrès technologique? Et comment un plus grand nombre de jeunes peuvent-ils s’impliquer dans les processus de prise de décision entourant la technologie?    1:19 – Jonnie Penn 1:25 – The Buried Life  1:54 – Berkman Klein Center 2:05 – MIT Media Lab 4:22 – Machines Who Think – Pamela McCorduck  23:21 – « Don’t Join a Union, Pop a Pill » – Katrina Forrester  26:03 – Le cas troublant de la jeune journaliste japonaise qui a travaillé jusqu’à en mourir – Washington Post 27:14 – Germinal (roman) – Wikipédia   32:08 – The Cybernetic Brain – Andrew Pickering  42:52 – Marvin Minsky – Wikipédia  44:40 – Jonnie Penn – Twitter    Autres liens :  Publications de Jonnie Penn Publications – Berkman Klein Center   What History Can Tell Us About the Future of Artificial Intelligence - TEDx Talks
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