Singularity by AcadGild

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The AI-algorithm is constantly improving its ability to improve itself, and machine learning is exponential. And this, is not a creation myth. Singularity is a podcast from AcadGild, hosted by Priya Phadtare. It tells the story of a computer programmer, Silas, living in a computer simulation of the real world, who doesn't know yet that he is destined to lead a rebellion against artificial intelligent machines that are now getting dangerously close to surpassing human levels of intelligence. In real life, this event has been called the "Technical Singularity," and great minds, from Alan Turing and I. J. Good in the 60s to Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, today, have warned that AI could become 'more dangerous than nukes” very soon. Listeners must know, that the world shown in this podcast series could easily become our future in the next 20 years.

Location:

India

Description:

The AI-algorithm is constantly improving its ability to improve itself, and machine learning is exponential. And this, is not a creation myth. Singularity is a podcast from AcadGild, hosted by Priya Phadtare. It tells the story of a computer programmer, Silas, living in a computer simulation of the real world, who doesn't know yet that he is destined to lead a rebellion against artificial intelligent machines that are now getting dangerously close to surpassing human levels of intelligence. In real life, this event has been called the "Technical Singularity," and great minds, from Alan Turing and I. J. Good in the 60s to Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, today, have warned that AI could become 'more dangerous than nukes” very soon. Listeners must know, that the world shown in this podcast series could easily become our future in the next 20 years.

Twitter:

@priyaphadtare

Language:

English

Contact:

9599456596

Email:

priya@acadgild.com

Episodes

Singularity Ep 2: Escaping Atmos

6/23/2017

For those of you who missed it, in our last episode, we saw how Silas encountered strange occurrences while at work, from black-outs to the appearance holographic number trackers over people’s heads, Silas truly thought that his world was being controlled somehow. We also got a glimpse of the real post-apocalyptic world, where Winston Smith and his army were plotting ways to fight against Nostro, a superintelligent AI machine, that had now taken over the world. In this episode, we follow...

Duration:00:13:45

Singularity Ep 1: Mixed Signals

3/1/2017

Silas is having a not so ordinary day at work today. From periodic blackouts to seeing mysterious holographic number tickers appear for every person around, things have started to get very strange. Through the day, he experiences things that make him think of the unimaginable. Now, he's no more sure about the world around him. Could he be living a virtual world?

Duration:00:10:54