Episode 4 - Technology and a Human Future

Show NotesWelcomeThe Bonhoeffer Haus, http://www.bonhoefferhaus.com/RUTs and BUTsRidiculousMushrooms, AI and wisdom, https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/28/16054834/mushroom-identifying-app-machine-vision-ai-dangerousBeautifulHuman craftsmanship, Liam Hoffman Blacksmith Axes https://www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com"One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert HubbardTechnology and a Human FutureAsk not what your robots can do for you...https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/radio-atlantic-ask-not-what-your-robots-can-do-for-you/535929/Companies embedding chips in their employeeshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chipping-people-you-ready-shelly-palmerNew Terminator Film https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/28/james-cameron-terminator-sequel-july-2019/Synthetic muscle breakthrough could lead to 'lifelike' robotshttps://www.engadget.com/2017/09/21/synthetic-muscle-soft-robot-breakthrough/100 other robot assists and technologists suggest ban of the use of so-called killer robots. Lethal, autonomous, weapons of war.https://futureoflife.org/2017/08/20/killer-robots-worlds-top-ai-robotics-companies-urge-united-nations-ban-lethal-autonomous-weaponshttps://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2017/08/21/elon-musk-is-right-we-should-all-be-worried-about-killer-robots/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/20/elon-musk-killer-robots-experts-outright-ban-lethal-autonomous-weapons-warHans Moravec and Mind Childrenhttp://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674576186Jonathan CoultonThe funny, dystopic music of Jonathan Coulton https://www.jonathancoulton.com (most of the songs the lyrics are clean, but a few have an edge to em)Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime