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James Hughes
AI and existential risk: Live podcast recording with Nir Eisikovits and James Hughes
AI and existential risk: live podcast recording of Nir Eisikovits and James Hughes’ popular podcast, Prosthetic Gods.
We're excited to present a live podcast recording with self-described luddite Nir Eisikovits and techno-optimist James Hughes of their popular podcast, Prosthetic Gods. Every episode is thought-provoking, controversial and full of fascinating ideas. The topic for this episode is AI and existential risk. How will today's urgent technological choices around AI shape humanity's long-term trajectory? Join us for a fascinating conversation with two of the Boston area's deepest and most provocative thinkers.
James Hughes
James Hughes is a senior research fellow at the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston. He is a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the associate provost for institutional research, assessment, and planning at UMass Boston.
