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Forget Bladerunner, I Robot, and The Jetsons! In this episode, The Two Humanoids discuss the truth about the coming AI-human merger. You’re going to need a full battery pack for this one!
Episode 72: One Singularity Sensation Every Exponential Step It Takes
An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans
Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.
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Resources:
Attenborough, Richard (Director)
1985 A Chorus Line [Film]. Embassy Films, PolyGram Pictures, and A Feuer and Martin Production.
Capek, Karel
1920 R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots. Directed by Brandi Douglas, October 23, 2021, The Majestic Theatre, Corvallis, OR, Facebook Livestream.
Etzioni, Amitai and Oren Etzioni
2017 Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2017, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Summer 2017), pp. 32-36.
Heilpern, John
2006 A Masterpiece Revived: One Singular Sensation? Observer, October 16, 2006, observer.com/2006/10/a-masterpiece-revived-one-singular-sensation-2/.
Kurzweil, Ray
2005 The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. Penguin Books, New York, NY.
2024 The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI. Viking, New York, NY.
Levy, David
2007 Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships. HarperCollins e-books, New York, NY.
Moran, Michael
2007 Rossum’s Universal Robots: Not the Machines. Journal of Endourology, December 2007, Volume 21, Number 12, pp. 1399-1402, www.endourology.org /images/endourology-history-articles/Rossums-Universal-Robots-Not-the-Machines.pdf.
Rouhiainen, Lasse
2024 ChatGPT: 101 Things You Must Know Today about ChatGPT and Generative AI. Lasse Rouhiainen (Self-Published).
Shanahan, Murray
2015 The Technological Singularity. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Steinberg, Avi
2023 The Science of Cartooning. Steinberg Draws Cartoons (website), April 28, 2023, steinbergdrawscartoons.substack.com/p/the-science-of-cartooning.
Thompson, Tok
2019 Ghost Stories from the Uncanny Valley. Western Folklore, Winter 2019, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Winter 2019), pp. 39-66.
Tuck, Jay
2019 Mankind’s Greatest Challenge: Artificial Intelligence. The Antioch Review, Vol. 77, No. 3 (Summer 2019), pp. 447-456.
Wheeler, J. Craig
2024 The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity. Prometheus Books, Essex, CT.
Episode 72: One Singularity Sensation Every Exponential Step It Takes
An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans
Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.
http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542
IG @introtoanthrowith2humans
Merch: www.cafepress.com/shop/TheCaveShoppe/products?designId=136195011
Resources:
Attenborough, Richard (Director)
1985 A Chorus Line [Film]. Embassy Films, PolyGram Pictures, and A Feuer and Martin Production.
Capek, Karel
1920 R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots. Directed by Brandi Douglas, October 23, 2021, The Majestic Theatre, Corvallis, OR, Facebook Livestream.
Etzioni, Amitai and Oren Etzioni
2017 Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2017, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Summer 2017), pp. 32-36.
Heilpern, John
2006 A Masterpiece Revived: One Singular Sensation? Observer, October 16, 2006, observer.com/2006/10/a-masterpiece-revived-one-singular-sensation-2/.
Kurzweil, Ray
2005 The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. Penguin Books, New York, NY.
2024 The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI. Viking, New York, NY.
Levy, David
2007 Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships. HarperCollins e-books, New York, NY.
Moran, Michael
2007 Rossum’s Universal Robots: Not the Machines. Journal of Endourology, December 2007, Volume 21, Number 12, pp. 1399-1402, www.endourology.org /images/endourology-history-articles/Rossums-Universal-Robots-Not-the-Machines.pdf.
Rouhiainen, Lasse
2024 ChatGPT: 101 Things You Must Know Today about ChatGPT and Generative AI. Lasse Rouhiainen (Self-Published).
Shanahan, Murray
2015 The Technological Singularity. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Steinberg, Avi
2023 The Science of Cartooning. Steinberg Draws Cartoons (website), April 28, 2023, steinbergdrawscartoons.substack.com/p/the-science-of-cartooning.
Thompson, Tok
2019 Ghost Stories from the Uncanny Valley. Western Folklore, Winter 2019, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Winter 2019), pp. 39-66.
Tuck, Jay
2019 Mankind’s Greatest Challenge: Artificial Intelligence. The Antioch Review, Vol. 77, No. 3 (Summer 2019), pp. 447-456.
Wheeler, J. Craig
2024 The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity. Prometheus Books, Essex, CT.
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