Listen "Ep.19 - Artificial Intelligence and thermonuclear war"
Episode Synopsis
Moscow, 26 September 1983. It’s a few minutes past midnight, when lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov looks the apocalypse right in the eyes. On the screens connected to OKO - a satellite system which signals the launch of nuclear warheads from the USA – five missiles have appeared on their way towards the Soviet Union. Protocol requires calling the Kremlin to prepare a counterstrike. But Petrov doesn’t believe in the attack and instead decides to report a system error. A few minutes later, he’s proven correct. The machines misread some weather patterns. The decision of one human has saved all of humanity, but what would happen if one day Artificial Intelligence should be in the place of Petrov?
More episodes of the podcast Black Box - English version
Ep.44 - Franz Kafka and AI
13/11/2024
Ep.43 - When Nav Sarao shook Wall Street
16/10/2024
Ep.42 - A manifesto for the future of Italy
09/10/2024
Ep.41 - Drugs and the politics of pain
02/10/2024
Ep.40- Minimum wage and the virus of poverty
25/09/2024
Ep.39 - This is Europe
18/09/2024
Ep.38 - The army of invisibles
26/06/2024
Ep.37 - Roger Federer and high finance
19/06/2024
Ep.36 - What separates us from machines
12/06/2024
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.