#48 – Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Artificial Intelligence, Free Will, Consciousness, Religion)

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Blaise Aguera y Arcas and I talk about: What inspired Blaisee to work so close to the 'bleeding edge' of innovation and technology for so many yearsIs the missing 'explainability' of AI really a problem?Why the complexity of languages (and it's efficiency) is underrated?The impact of the 'surveillance economy' on customer perception - will it stay a 'cat and mouse game'?Why the protection of our privacy is "required for survival"?How much of an advance will GPT-5 be? Will we become 'data slaves' to AI?Is there room for 'personal opinions' with AIs? Will AI optimize for 'survival'? Does humanity even 'optimize for survival'?Why 'developed countries' have such low rates of fertility compared to 'developing countries'?Is 'utility' as a concept really at the core of 'How the world works'?Should we fear AI overlords? Or should we embrace them?Is 'Free Will' a useful illusion? Is empathy a necessary precursor to consciousness?What is the relationship between religion and AI? You may watch this episode on Youtube - The Judgment Call Podcast Episode #48 - Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Artificial Intelligence, Free Will and Consciousness plus Religion). Blaise is a software engineer, software architect, and designer. His TED presentations have been rated some of TED's 'most jaw-dropping.' After working with Microsoft for seven years he now heads Cerebra, a Google Research organization.