Alignment problem. It was released just last week. He offers theoretical contributions to the industry documenting in his bestselling book the most human human outer rhythms to live by. In his new book, question such as if we continue to rely on Artificial Intelligence to solve our problems, whathappens when ai itself is the problem. Greenbergs last seen Computer Scientists tackling the obstacles of technological implication of an advanced new society that has become more like on technology. His work on Technology Leaders such as eli must once put the question in his 2000 book the most human human for his night table reading. In his new book the alignment problem is dependence on ai questions whether or not the system can help us or the systems simply are a replication of an inevitable human desire, how can we handle ontechnology. Here he argues that all these things make decisions for us, essentially we will be discussing a lot of the next hour and i want to ask your questions to watc
Guest i still think i very much see myself as a book critic. This book is just sort of an extension of that work, but these days i feel like im a political journalist also in many ways and just using books as a means to do that kind of work. Host also an author, obviously. This is your first book. Did you know you always wanted to write a book as a book critic or is that something you steered clear of . Guest i did not have a sense i wanted to necessarily be an author or write a book. Reading other peoples books was plenty for me and i worried a bit that if i went through the process of writing a book i would end up far too sympathetic to authors and ruin me for my day job, but i think its been useful to see what that side of the process is like and all of the work that goes into creating that finished product usually just get at the tail end host do you think it will change your approach at all as a book critic . I think it almost has to. I dont know how it will, though. I went to see
Author nancy grace New York Times we will be discussing her practical and invaluable book, dont be a victim fighting back against americas crime wave. Thats just ahead. This this is a lifesaving bookt empowers you a safe in the face of daily dangers. Its packed with practical advice, priceless prevention takes and with christmas and hanukkah just around the corner you want to make sure you buy copies for everyone on your list, arguing that you care about. To purchase the book is check your local jcc website for their independent booksellers. The book also available from the official bookseller of the in jcc a and the new national jcc consortium a cappella books. I know you have a lot of questions for nancy, so please use the q a feature at the bottom of your screen as we will try to read as many of them as possible a little bit later in the hour. We respectfully request that you please dont put your questions in the chat because, well, i wont be looking there. I dont even know how to l
After the american dream. You can also watch all of our past programs any time at booktv. Org. Good evening everyone, i have been working with our coauthors to maximize the visual presence. Theyve written a very engaging book thats attracted many review since it came out a few months ago. The basic premise of the book is that the most important thing that the athletes get is a quality education. The book is structured into four sections, the history of the scholar athlete, profiles of high achieving athletes and how scholar athletes when and how to reform the system. The book makes the case that varsity athletics and Academic Excellence are not mutually exclusive. Both play an Important Role in the development of personal bonds and core values that lead to a happy and productive life. To add to the voice today the current pandemic is causing athletes, universities and the public to question the status quo. We will be using an interview format today there will be plenty of time for audi
2007. I want to thank shelby for her steadfast support for the biography center over all these years. It is her program that made this possible. Please note the next event is coming up in two days on this thursday october 15th where victor and i will interview larry about his timely and important new biography of joseph mccarthy. Tonight we are here to celebrate the publication of abe, Abraham Lincoln in his time a new biography by david reynolds. His book launch and the book has received early reviews and the Publishers Weekly and elsewhere and we encourage everyone to look it up on amazon or your own local bookstore. David reynolds is a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center and the author of Walt Whitmans america a cultural biography, winner of the bancroft prize. His other books include beneath the american renaissance, john brown abolitionist and mighty year than the sword, Uncle Toms Cabin and the battle for america. He is a regular book reviewer for the New York Times bo