The mainstream discussion around artificial intelligence tends to speculate about its dangers: That students will no longer have to complete their own coursework, and will therefore learn nothing. That text-based conversations with people will become indistinguishable from chats with bots. That “AI” will automate jobs and eventually replace most human skills, even creativity.
University of Oregon Philosophy Professor, Colin Koopman, discusses the philosophical questions of personal data collection and political and societal implications. He speaks with host, Barbara Dellenback, about the history and implications and politics of data in our current age.