The Last Optimist is hosted by Mark P. Mills—author, businessman, physicist, contributing editor to the City Journal, and distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation—and features discussions about inventing our future. Mark's latest book is “The Cloud Revolution: How The Convergence of Emerging Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s.
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The Last Optimist is hosted by Mark P. Mills—author, businessman, physicist, contributing editor to the City Journal, and distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation—and features discussions about inventing our future. Mark's latest book is “The Cloud Revolution: How The Convergence of Emerging Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s.
In Praise of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Part 2: Has Silicon Valley Developed a Soul?
The Last Optimist
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2 years ago
In Praise of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Part 2: Has Silicon Valley Developed a Soul?
We continue our conversation with philosopher Don Howard who has very practical ideas about, and projects engaged in advancing the principles of ethics in robotics and artificial intelligence. For dystopians, prof Howard provides hope that Silicon Valley’s rising innovators are embracing ethics.
The Last Optimist
The Last Optimist is hosted by Mark P. Mills—author, businessman, physicist, contributing editor to the City Journal, and distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation—and features discussions about inventing our future. Mark's latest book is “The Cloud Revolution: How The Convergence of Emerging Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s.