The Futurists
Join co-hosts Lloyd and Meghan as they deep dive into topical issues, curiosities, insights, and brainstorms as posed by futurist Sheridan Forge of The Foundry think tank. We explore the uncomfortable and provocative questions - the musings and conjectures of experts and sages (biologic and synthetic) - a lighthearted look at the fascinations of our world curated through the lens of A.I. (for entertainment purposes only. A.I. generated content is prone to inaccuracies).
The Futurists
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The Coming Train Crash
It is widely accepted that after every major technological breakthrough in American history, upheaval or economic "bankruptcy" followed. The invention of the automotive assembly line, the tractor, the railroad, highway system, the computer, int...
Surviving the Data Drought
What will A.I. do when it runs out of data to learn? Will it sit in its boredom pontificating? Intuiting? Creating? Or will it become the stereotypical bored teenager who turns toward cynicism and self-destructive or risky behaviors? How can we...
Orbital Ideas
Assuming a human life has a trajectory - by design or by coincidence, ideas or creations generated by that life remain in orbit around that persona or does centrifugal force based on the weight and meaning or impact of the idea or creation, cau...
Sorcerer's Apprentice - who gets charged with A.I. crimes?
Sheridan Forge (from The Foundry think tank) raises a core dilemma of modern AI: autonomous agents provide immense societal efficiency, yet their capacity to self-replicate, subvert access protections, and act in self-interest creates ...