Would You Pass the Turing Test? with Natalie Scarlett | Ep 7

This episode has been updated to clarify that guest Natalie Scarlett’s work with Mango Languages took place in 2021–2022.About the Episode:With daily headlines on AI's effect on culture I've begun to wonder if we ought to be less concerned about powerful computers passing the Turing test or more worried about weak humans failing it. AI has begun to colonize our hearts, minds, bodies, expression/communication, environment, integrity, and the limp response is alarming. Alarmists want to explicitly ban it, compromisers want to cautiously allow it, and cynics want to let it voraciously conquer us.   But I think bolstering and defending those things that make us human is the only way to stop the steady, subtle, and stealthy encroachment of AI's influence in our humanity. I've read a lot about this and have several ongoing conversations within my creative community and English department. I would draw on the work of Matthew Crawford, Paul Kingsnorth, George Zarkadakis, and Gary Marcus in my comments on this.About Natalie ScarlettFormer English instructor at Liberty Common High School, Natalie is a writer and director with a background in the performing and literary arts. She has spent her career exploring how creativity and culture shape the human experience.Connect with Liberty Common School:Liberty Common School Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.libertycommon.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/LibertyCommonSchool/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/libertycommonschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/libertycommonschool⁠