Babbage: What history might tell us about AI

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Babbage: What history might tell us about AI
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:16:01
• Published: 2016-06-22 19:22

Concerns abound about the impact of artificial intelligence, but could history suggest a brighter future? A new algorithm is designed to hunt down hateful videos on the Internet. And we hear from two scientists, Mauro Costa-Mattioli and Shelly Buffington, whose new study links obesity to autism. Hosted by Kenneth Cukier  

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