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Jaron Lanier - Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI
Mon, Sep 6, 2021 ·
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Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, author, and founder of the field of virtual reality.
Timestamps
- 1:39 - What is reality?
- 5:52 - Turing machines
- 7:10 - Simulating our universe
- 13:25 - Video games and other immersive experiences
- 17:12 - Death and consciousness
- 25:43 - Designing human-centric AI
- 27:17 - Empathy with robots
- 31:09 - Social media incentives
- 43:29 - Data dignity
- 51:01 - Jack Dorsey and Twitter
- 1:02:46 - Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
- 1:07:26 - Government overreach and freedom
- 1:17:41 - GitHub and TikTok
- 1:19:51 - The Autodidactic Universe
- 1:24:42 - Humans and the mystery of music
- 1:30:53 - Defining moments
- 1:41:39 - Mortality
- 1:43:31 - The meaning of life
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