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Human learning. Hes best known for contributions documented in bestselling book, most human and algorithm to live by. Christian is taking questions such as we continue to rely on systems to solve our problem, what happens when ai becomes a problem. Computer science and poetry, christian has spent career tackling the ethical and technological implication of a society thats become more reliant on technology. The work has caught the attention of Technology Leaders like elon musk who said christians book was night table reading. How can we get a handle on this technology before we lose control . He argues that although we train to make decisions for us, eventually humans will need humans. We will be discussing a lot in the next hour and i want to have your questions too. If youre watching live with us, please put the questions on in youtube so i can work them into the conversation today. Thank you, brian, welcome, thank you for joining us. Its my pleasure, thank you for having me. Great. T
The Commonwealth Club of california. I am john zipperer, Vice President of media and editorial and a moderator for this program. We would like to thank our members, donors and supporters for making this and all of our programs possible. We are grateful for their support and we welcome others joined them and supporting the club drink these uncertain times. I am please be joined by brian christian, government author of the new book the alignment problem Machine Learning and human values. His best offer to first get a contribution to the Tech Industry and document in his best bestselling book the most human human and algorithms to live by. In his new book he poses questions such as every content neutral on Artificial Intelligence to solve our problems, what happens when ai itself becomes a problem . With degrees in philosophy, Computer Science and poetry, christian has spent his career tackling the ethical advancing society and become more reliant on technology. His work is got the attent
Brought to you by your television provider. Welcome to todays virtual program, from the Commonwealth Club of california. Im the clubs Vice President of media and your moderator for today. Wed like to thank our members, donors and supporters were making this and all of our programs possible. Were of course grateful and we welcome others joining us during these uncertain times. Today im pleased to be joined by brian christian, programmer and author of the new book the alignment problem, Machine Learning. Which was released last week. He discusses theoretical contributions documented in his bestselling book the most human humans and an outer of them to live by. Christians posing questions of if we continue to rely on Artificial Intelligence to solve our problems, what happens when ai itself is the problem. Hes a professor of philosophy and poetry, tackling the ethical and technological implications of a advanced society becomes more relianton technology. His work intersects elon musk in h