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The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

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Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9

“an amazing short story that I recommend to everyone that I talk to about this”
“there's an amazing short story that I recommend to everyone that I talk to about this called the machine stops written in 1909 by Ian Foster”— guest

The guest here is Stuart Russell: Professor of computer science at UC Berkeley and co-author of the foundational textbook Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. AI pioneer Stuart Russell on why we must build machines that are uncertain about human objectives to keep them safe.

01:20:182018-12-09