Cast List: AI inventors; “Affectivism” and the problem with Virtual Reality

AI inventors; “Affectivism” and the problem with Virtual Reality

Future Tense

Episode: AI inventors; “Affectivism” and the problem with Virtual Reality
Website: Future Tense
Feed URL: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/feed/2883726/podcast.xml
Duration: 00:29:06
Published: 2021-08-22 04:30

An Australian court has given inventor status to a piece of Artificial Intelligence. It’s big news in the tech sector, but does it have real world significance? Also, a new research discipline called "Affectivism" – what is it and how will it influence our understanding of human behaviour? And why one New York researcher has labelled Virtual Reality the “rich white kid with famous parents” who “never stops failing upward”.

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