The God of AI

Cambridge Forum continues its series AI: Servant or Master with Greg Epstein, exploring the global worship of technology and discussing what prompted him to write Tech Agnostic. Epstein contends that technology has overtaken religion as the chief influencer in 21st century life and community. He questions whether technology is deserving of our trust, and who profits from our uncritical faith in it? Epstein argues for tech agnosticism, not worship, and encourages us all to exert a critical freethinking perspective toward innovation, until it proves itself worthy of our faith.

He is joined by Gideon Lichfield, journalist, science writer, and former editor-in-chief of WIRED magazine and MIT Technology Review. He now focuses on the future of democracy and governance which he covers in his weekly newsletter, Futurepolis.

0:00:00 Start
0:03:10 Introduction to Greg Epstein
0:14:00 Introduction to Gideon Lichfield
0:58:28 Discussion Conclusion

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