Keynote: Sci-fi Destroys the World, Science Builds It
summary
Argues that the real threat isn’t sci‑fi apocalypse but consumer devices: an Amazon Echo / Alexa in the kitchen models subservience, AIBO tests show 80 preschoolers treat robots as moral beings, and a U‑Dub study with 60 grade‑schoolers finds robots that object cut insults by >40 points. Claims spontaneous singularity is unlikely, cites Elon Musk’s $10 million donation to the Future of Life Institute, and urges designing products that teach skills and ethics (navigation, courtesy) instead of just delivering addictive convenience.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:45Killer Robots as Monsters
- 4:43Do We Trust Our Tools
- 6:16The Singularity
- 12:38The New Age
- 13:59The Children
- 15:50Ethical Products
- 19:42Impact on Children
related talks
35mThe Tech We All Deserve
19mHow To Fix The Future
16mThe End of Humanity - Good and Evil, True and False Narratives
35mAn Unconventional Look at the Future of Technology
01h 15mWill the Books Save Us Searching for New Utopias
38mKeynote Day 2
49mChallenging Dystopianism: Futures Literacy & Radical Imagination...
01h 16mBook Launch: Regulating the Synthetic Society