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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2020 · 36 MIN

Our Future in the 21st Century

from Learning by William · host William Gottemoller

The future of humanity is far more uncertain than the future of earth. Earth, being an inanimate object, can be predicted quite easily by the laws of the universe. With conscious and volatile beings like humans, attempting to predict exactly what will happen in their future is almost completely impossible. Though, of course being curious, wondrous human beings, we love to attempt at predicting that future. In this episode, we will delve into a few of the many possible futures we may have this century. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or corrections, email me using the address below: [email protected] References (I wasn't planning on using Wiki, sorry): https://nickbostrom.com/papers/future.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risk#:~:text=A%20survey%20of%20AI%20experts,extinction%20by%20superintelligence%20by%202100. https://foresight.org/policy/brief2.php#:~:text=The%20long%2Dterm%20goal%20of,cells%20at%20the%20molecular%20level. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/12/10/improvements-ahead-how-humans-and-ai-might-evolve-together-in-the-next-decade/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2045_Initiative https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-immortality-financiers-the-billionaires-who-want-to-live-forever https://climateactiontracker.org/global/temperatures/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958330/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_in_artificial_intelligence https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/high-tech-gadgets/technological-singularity.htm https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/reaching-singularity-may-be-humanitys-greatest-and-last-accomplishment-180974528/

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