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SUMMARY:Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Prof
 essor Max Tegmark\, MIT
DTSTART:20171029T170000Z
DTEND:20171029T183000Z
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CONTACT:Jens Steffensen
DESCRIPTION:There's been much talk about AI disrupting the job market and 
 enabling new weapons\, but very few scientists talk seriously about the el
 ephant in the room: what will happen once machines outsmart us at all task
 s? That's the topic of this exciting public lecture and why Prof Tegmark w
 rote his book “Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligen
 ce”. This talk (and his book) is an effort to help you join the most imp
 ortant conversation of our time. We look forward to seeing you and to hear
 ing your thoughts in the Q&A session following the lecture.\n\nAbout the s
 peaker:\n Max Erik Tegmark is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute 
 of Technology and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute. He is curr
 ently investigating the existential risk from advanced artificial intelli
 gence. \n\nBook reviews:\n  "I was riveted by this book. The transformati
 onal consequences of AI may soon be upon us—but will they be utopian or 
 catastrophic? The jury is out\, but this enlightening\, lively and accessi
 ble book by a distinguished scientist helps us to assess the odds." —Pro
 f. Martin Rees\, Astronomer Royal\, cosmology pioneer\, author of Our Fi
 nal Hour\, and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk\
 n\n"Being an eminent physicist and the leader of the Future of Life Instit
 ute has given Max Tegmark a unique vantage point from which to give the re
 ader an inside scoop on the most important issue of our time\, in a way th
 at is approachable without being dumbed down." — Jaan Tallinn\, co-foun
 der of Skype\, and also co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existen
 tial Risk\n\n "Tegmark seeks to facilitate a much wider conversation abou
 t what kind of future we\, as a species\, would want to create. Though the
  topics he covers AI\, cosmology\, values\, even the nature of conscious e
 xperience can be fairly challenging\, he presents them in an unintimidatin
 g manner that invites the reader to form her own opinions." —Prof. Nick
  Bostrom\, Founder of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute\, author of S
 uperintelligence\n\n"This is a compelling guide to the challenges and choi
 ces in our quest for a great future of life\, intelligence and consciousne
 ss—on Earth and beyond." — Elon Musk\, Founder\, CEO and CTO of Spac
 eX and co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors \n\n"All of us—not only sci
 entists\, industrialists and generals—should ask ourselves what can we d
 o now to improve the chances of reaping the benefits of future AI and avoi
 ding the risks. This is the most important conversation of our time\, and 
 Tegmark's thought-provoking book will help you join it." — Prof. Stephe
 n Hawking\, Director of Research\, Cambridge Centre for Theoretical Cosmol
 ogy \n\n"Tegmark's new book is a deeply thoughtful guide to the most impo
 rtant conversation of our time\, about how to create a benevolent future c
 ivilization as we merge our biological thinking with an even greater intel
 ligence of our own creation." — Ray Kurzweil\, Inventor\, Author and Fu
 turist\, author of The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind \n
LOCATION:The Babbage Lecture Theatre - New Museums Site Pembroke Street \,
  Cambridge\, CB2 3QZ
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