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DTSTART:20171121T180500Z
DTEND:20171121T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20260305T115408Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:Artificial intelligence: Evolution and agency\, Chaos & Comple
 x Systems Seminar\, Terry Allard\, Office of Naval Research and NASA (
 retired)
DESCRIPTION:One fear often expressed in the mass media and popular cul
 ture is that artificially intelligent machines will become fully auton
 omous and self-improving to the point that their capabilities will exc
 eed that of human beings. As a consequence\, intelligent machines coul
 d become a more dominant life form on the planet\, superseding human p
 rimacy in culture\, science\, technology\, competitiveness and value. 
 A key concept underlying this fear is the notion that machines can hav
 e their own agency independent of human control or influence. Today’
 s discussion will explore the nature of agency and the future of artif
 icial intelligence from narrow single-function capability to super-int
 elligence exceeding current human potential. 
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4667
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