As society becomes more dependent on technology, some fear A.I. will take over and replace human jobs. Others believe it will advance human innovation and help society progress. Nathan Myhrvold, Founder & CEO at Intellectual Ventures and former Microsoft CTO, was with us to discuss whether we should be afraid of technological advancements.
Myhrvold said throughout history, people have worried whether the next innovation with cause widespread loss of employment due to the adoption of a new technology. Elon Musk has been pessimistic about a future with robots, going head-to-head with Mark Zuckerberg. Myhrvold said there isn't a reason to believe it will hurt us.
The former Microsoft CTO also explained how humans can remain relevant in a world dominated by technological change. He said the key is great education. Myhrvold adds that we need to do a lot better job at teaching in this country.
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Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
AI is transforming industries and raising ethical questions. UCLA Professor Hal Hershfield discusses "Your Future Self" and AI's impact on psychology and media.
