The Secret History of the Future: The Box That AI Lives In

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: The Secret History of the Future: The Box That AI Lives In
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:33:57
• Published: 2018-09-05 10:00

In the 18th-century, a device called the Mechanical Turk convinced Europeans that a robot could play winning chess. But there was a trick. It’s a trick that companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook still pull on us today. Guests include: Jaron Lanier, futurist. Luis von Ahn, founder of CAPTCHA and Duolingo.

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