This week, we listen to Robert J. Marks speaking at the launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Dallas, Texas. Robert J. Marks is the Director of the Bradley Center and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. In a panel discussion at the 2019 launch of the Bradley Center, Dr. Marks offers some provocative thoughts on the evening’s topic: “Will ‘Smart’ Machines Take Over Our Jobs?”

Show Notes

• 00:13 | The philosophy of the Bradley Center
• 01:15 | Computer capabilities and limitations
• 03:27 | Human creativity
• 04:50 | AI Hype: Seductive semantics
• 06:54 | AI Hype: Seductive optics
• 08:11 | Celebrating AI success: AI in medicine

Additional Resources

• The Case for Killer Robots by Robert J. Marks
• A video of Dr. Marks’ remarks here
• David Gelernter, computer scientist
• IBM’s Deep Blue
• Garry Kasparov, former World Chess Champion
• “How Humans Can Thrive in a World of Increasing Automation” by Bill Dembski at Mind Matters News
• Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella at Amazon
• Bernard Widrow, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford
• Roman Yampolskiy, Associate Professor at University of Louisville
• Greg Hamerly, Associate Professor at Baylor University