March of the Machines : Is AI a Threat to Mankind? / TVF International (Firm).

Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are "the most serious threat facing mankind." Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a better world? Or is all talk of artificial intelligence a deluded fan...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) TVF International (Firm)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : TVF International (Firm), [2015]
Series:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Subjects:	Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (43 min., 59 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Is AI a Threat to Mankind?
Format:	Electronic Video

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Summary:	Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are "the most serious threat facing mankind." Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a better world? Or is all talk of artificial intelligence a deluded fantasy? The Panel Physicist Roger Penrose, computer scientist Nigel Shadbolt, and novelist and digital age icon Warren Ellis consider the threat of intelligent machines.
Note:	Originally released by TVF International (Firm), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 24, 2016.
Interest Grade Level:	9 & up.
Credits:	Sponsored by Wired.
System Details:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Participant or Performer:	Gabrielle Walker hosts.
Source of Description:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, July 16, 2016)