DiscoverThe AHA Moment PodcastAre Homo Sapiens reaching the end of their days? Jaan Tallinn, Co-Founder of Skype warns about the dangers of AI
Are Homo Sapiens reaching the end of their days? Jaan Tallinn, Co-Founder of Skype warns about the dangers of AI

Are Homo Sapiens reaching the end of their days? Jaan Tallinn, Co-Founder of Skype warns about the dangers of AI

Update: 2019-07-17
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Will Homo Sapiens be replaced by Artificial Intelligence? Jaan Tallinn, the engineering co founder of Skype warns us about the creation of Super Human AI that can manage the world as it pleases.



His main worries are related to artificial intelligence, unknowns coming from technological development, and biological risk. He believes humanity is not spending enough resources on long-term planning and mitigating threats that could wipe us out as a species. Recommendations from Jaan: * https://futureoflife.org/ * https://80000hours.org/



Two women, Sofya and Nicole interview experts with the goal of creating a moment for listeners that shifts perspective and opens new doors for thought, this is what we call the AHA moment!



Jaan Tallinn - trained physicist, investor, founding engineer of Skype and FastTrack/Kazaa. He founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk with Huw Price and Martin Rees. He is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and philanthropically supports other existential risk research organizations. Jaan Tallinn is partner and co-founder of the development company Bluemoon which created the game SkyRoads.

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Are Homo Sapiens reaching the end of their days? Jaan Tallinn, Co-Founder of Skype warns about the dangers of AI

Are Homo Sapiens reaching the end of their days? Jaan Tallinn, Co-Founder of Skype warns about the dangers of AI

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