Alignment problem. It was released just last week. He offers theoretical contributions to the industry documenting in his bestselling book the most human human outer rhythms to live by. In his new book, question such as if we continue to rely on Artificial Intelligence to solve our problems, whathappens when ai itself is the problem. Greenbergs last seen Computer Scientists tackling the obstacles of technological implication of an advanced new society that has become more like on technology. His work on Technology Leaders such as eli must once put the question in his 2000 book the most human human for his night table reading. In his new book the alignment problem is dependence on ai questions whether or not the system can help us or the systems simply are a replication of an inevitable human desire, how can we handle ontechnology. Here he argues that all these things make decisions for us, essentially we will be discussing a lot of the next hour and i want to ask your questions to watc
Human learning. Hes best known for contributions documented in bestselling book, most human and algorithm to live by. Christian is taking questions such as we continue to rely on systems to solve our problem, what happens when ai becomes a problem. Computer science and poetry, christian has spent career tackling the ethical and technological implication of a society thats become more reliant on technology. The work has caught the attention of Technology Leaders like elon musk who said christians book was night table reading. How can we get a handle on this technology before we lose control . He argues that although we train to make decisions for us, eventually humans will need humans. We will be discussing a lot in the next hour and i want to have your questions too. If youre watching live with us, please put the questions on in youtube so i can work them into the conversation today. Thank you, brian, welcome, thank you for joining us. Its my pleasure, thank you for having me. Great. T
The Commonwealth Club of california. I am john zipperer, Vice President of media and editorial and a moderator for this program. We would like to thank our members, donors and supporters for making this and all of our programs possible. We are grateful for their support and we welcome others joined them and supporting the club drink these uncertain times. I am please be joined by brian christian, government author of the new book the alignment problem Machine Learning and human values. His best offer to first get a contribution to the Tech Industry and document in his best bestselling book the most human human and algorithms to live by. In his new book he poses questions such as every content neutral on Artificial Intelligence to solve our problems, what happens when ai itself becomes a problem . With degrees in philosophy, Computer Science and poetry, christian has spent his career tackling the ethical advancing society and become more reliant on technology. His work is got the attent
University. It is an honor and pleasure to have you with us today, eric and what brings us here today is your latest book the splendid and the vile, as all of you probably know eric is the author of fabulous books in the garden of beats, thunderstruck, and white city, i have read most of your books but i have not read your first book, i was intrigued looking at your biography that you wrote a book called the naked consumer, how Companies Plan individual consumers which is a future tense subject, maybe we will have you come back and talk about that one, i also loved on your website which all of you listening should check out, its eric larson books. Com, and love on your website you have an alternative biography which is fantastic and you described the consumer that you really like nobody else did they fiercely doubt that but im going to take a look at that. So welcome and thank you for having me rethink you for being with us. I think we should get right to it, because were having this c
Join the conversation with phone calls, tweets, texts and facebook messages. On booktv on cspan. Welcome. Thank you for joining us for our latest future tense social. This is very exciting for me because aim other huge fan of erik larsons books and we got to listen to a little churchill as we were warming um. Im andres martinez, the editorial director of future tense, collaboration between new america, and Arizona State university. We look at the implications of impact of technology on society and im prefer of practice our Cronkite School of journalism at Arizona State university. Its a pleasure to have you here and your latest book othe splendid and the vial a saga of churchill family and defiance during the blitz. Erik is the author of such fabulous books as dead week in the garden of beats, thunder struck, devil in white city. I have read most of your book but not read your first book. Was intrigued looking at your biography that you wrote a book called the naked consumer. How compa