Rise of the Machines

Rise of the MachinesThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 4, Episode 126, Segment 1

Jun 16, 2015 • 1h 32m

Dr. Michael Littman, professor of computer science and co-leader of Brown University’s Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative. He works mainly in reinforcement learning, but has done work in machine learning, game theory, computer networking, partially observable Markov decision process solving, computer solving of analogy problems and other areas. Dr. Littman talks about how unlikely it is for Artificial intelligence and robotics to replace humans in everyday activities.

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Empathy: How Do We Come by What's Morally Right or Wrong?Jun 16, 201534mDr. Bill Mace is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and medical sociologist, specializing in adult depression and anxiety disorders. He received a doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Now he runs a program, PsychResilience Therapy which offers a brief, but effective intervention for prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders for adults. Dr. Mace discusses with Dr. Matt Townsend that really helps us determine what is morally right and wrong is empathy; simply putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes.

Dr. Bill Mace is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and medical sociologist, specializing in adult depression and anxiety disorders. He received a doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Now he runs a program, PsychResilience Therapy which offers a brief, but effective intervention for prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders for adults. Dr. Mace discusses with Dr. Matt Townsend that really helps us determine what is morally right and wrong is empathy; simply putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes.

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