Robin Hanson
Economist & AI Philosopher | The Long-Term Future of Humanity
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Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute. Hanson is a pioneering voice in the economic and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence.
His book The Age of Em explores the potential for human-level AI and how it could transform society, the economy, and the very definition of being human. Hanson's contrarian perspectives challenge audiences to think deeply about technological progress and the long-term trajectories of human civilization.
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What would happen if we upload our brains to computers?
Meet the "ems" -- machines that emulate human brains and can think, feel and work just like the brains they're copied from. Futurist and social scientist Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever. Glimpse a strange future as Hanson describes what could happen if robots ruled the earth.
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