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AI: A means to an end or a means to the end? with Stephen Fry
The Inaugural lecture for the new Living Well With Technology series from the Digital Futures Institute at King’s College London.
The public lecture AI: The means to an end or a means to the end? was delivered by actor, author, broadcaster and comedian Stephen Fry.
The Institute’s new Thought-Leadership Series - Living Well With Technology is an events programme and associated book series convening thought leaders from across the tech, health, policy, business, education and creative sectors to collaborate on the creation of a better digital future.
Find out more about the Institute at kcl.ac.uk/digital-futures
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00:00 · Foreword by Professor Marion Thain, Professor of Culture and Technology, and Chair-Director of the Digital Futures Institute, King’s College London
04:47 · Introduction by Dr Marcus Weldon, 13th President of Bell Labs and global innovation strategist
10:52 · Keynote speaker: Stephen Fry, actor, author, broadcaster and comedian
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @monicaaparecidaoliveira8063
    @monicaaparecidaoliveira8063 11 годин тому

    He did not mention the rise of Skype, did he?

  • @nnn-pr3vr
    @nnn-pr3vr 3 дні тому

    everything is a means to the end mr dumb celeb intellectual

  • @nigelhard1519
    @nigelhard1519 8 днів тому

    Ludicrously present everywhere. Ironically, no sense of humour.

  • @tonydolton4544
    @tonydolton4544 10 днів тому

    We have no chance of controlling it, its human in nature and in human nature it will suck up, absorbed and control.

  • @werewolvesandfriendsuk
    @werewolvesandfriendsuk 12 днів тому

    SEX DRUGS WAR CRIME MONEY SECRETS - what will AI make of our relationship with these things? Its going to be amazing and the outcome is unknown.

  • @jamesowen1213
    @jamesowen1213 12 днів тому

    One thing for sure the poor working class will suffer

  • @VintageSeikoNL
    @VintageSeikoNL 15 днів тому

    Just skip the first 10 minutes of bla bla by sycophants……

    • @hardheadjarhead
      @hardheadjarhead 3 дні тому

      Sycophants? Not really. Every academic lecture or talk I’ve been to where there is a well known outside guest speaker goes through this silly ritual of introduction. You’ll have a representative from-say-the school of arts and sciences, who give their little talk on the importance of the subject to the university and perhaps give a plug to the university’s commitment to excellence, blah blah. Then they introduce the department head who might get up there and say a few words, before introducing that member of the department who actually knows something about the topic and who had the idea of bringing in the guest speaker. Then THAT person actually introduces the guest.

  • @sonofthesea
    @sonofthesea 18 днів тому

    Having watched this once, I'll be watching it several times. What a masterful description of where we are on some of the ideas on situations we'll have to wrestle with now and very soon.

  • @jesses4098
    @jesses4098 18 днів тому

    Love this! ❤

  • @ThePantygun
    @ThePantygun 19 днів тому

    Nokia, but it's a 5110 brick.

  • @FarmerGwyn
    @FarmerGwyn 25 днів тому

    I am absolutely bored with this debate, we've had the capacity for mass destruction for a couple of centuries, poison gases, gun powder, nuclear bombs, and we seem to have just about managed the risks so far, the same with AI, we need ongoing risk management like every other project should have, not this stupid debate abou the end of numanity, wil it wont it, stop talking and start doing.

  • @bluuyo
    @bluuyo 25 днів тому

    Is there more information expanding on this?

  • @bjjao74
    @bjjao74 Місяць тому

    Its a very good and powerfull lecture from Stephen Fry. A few of his premises and people he references are debatable, and probably colored by who he reads, debates with and agrees with, but it does not change his that this was a very good lecture. As for his lost belief in web 2.0, user generated content; This, right here, that anyone have access to such a lecture, from anywhere in the world, to a lecture that is not sensored by anyone, that you can agree to or not, that is what is going to change from where the world have been since government and industry mass sensorship started (and just have continued with big tech and msm). Remember that most countries in the world do not have a specific laws in their constitution, that protect their citizens right to speech, of expression, and public debates. In almost all so called democracies today, there are other laws, regulations, political parties or bureaucrats that are able to limit speech, expressions and debates. The limitations on free speech and debate that have grown over the years since they started talking web 2.0, is as important as the AI debate. If that is not handled, then as soon as the politicians and bureaucrats together with industry have decided on a PC narrative, there will be no place for AI debate, as any conserns will be judged as misinformation or disinformaiton.

  • @joekennedy2599
    @joekennedy2599 Місяць тому

    To whom are you speaking?

  • @joekennedy2599
    @joekennedy2599 Місяць тому

    Nice to see you fry

  • @brucethomas471
    @brucethomas471 Місяць тому

    A wonderful presentation. May I please add a thought? That what we face is, at its core, a reflection of our very DNA, which compels us to survive, replicate Our Own Genes, even if at the expense of all others. Accidental extinction can result? Perhaps. Yet, If we wish to survive our own greed, we have to become conscious of of where it comes from: our true nature. When, or if, the wealthy can come to terms with this predicament, and consciously choose to disarm it, then we have a glimmer of hope. Instead of glamorous displays of space flight, they will choose to direct their resources to save the insurance markets, rebuild devastated communities, change political philosophies. Like I said, a glimmer may still exist.

  • @lucamatteobarbieri2493
    @lucamatteobarbieri2493 Місяць тому

    AI is more like fire than money imho

  • @MDCB1
    @MDCB1 Місяць тому

    GOOD!!

  • @delatroy
    @delatroy Місяць тому

    Masterclass

  • @KRYPTOS_K5
    @KRYPTOS_K5 Місяць тому

    Someone here knows the means to contact Fry?

  • @Mlisse95
    @Mlisse95 Місяць тому

    34:10 🤔👏🏾

  • @Mlisse95
    @Mlisse95 Місяць тому

    31:16 🤔🤔

  • @Mlisse95
    @Mlisse95 Місяць тому

    29:52 🥹🌄

  • @Mlisse95
    @Mlisse95 Місяць тому

    28:18 😂😂😂😂

  • @barryyoung
    @barryyoung Місяць тому

    Hmm love Stephen Fry, however completely disagree with him regarding X and Musk… I guess it’s because he can see the elite ruling class losing grip of the narrative and truths that they have so long controlled…….

  • @maxthemagition
    @maxthemagition Місяць тому

    What a blether. A "blether" is a Scottish term that roughly translates to "a chat" or "a rambling conversation." It often implies a casual, sometimes aimless, and often enjoyable discussion.

  • @maxthemagition
    @maxthemagition Місяць тому

    Think about the brain of a wasp and the size of an AI computer..... Both are forms of this Intelligence thing....But which is far better and more efficient.? The wasps wins..... We cannot beat nature and yet the perception is that we can. A wasp's brain has evolved over millions of years and AI is evolving very fast for sure....a few decades.....BUT the power needed is growing exponentially and that appears to be the limiting factor, Man made machines are consuming energy of massive proportions compared to mother nature and is also contributing to climate change.... There be the problem.....Energy consumption and production...... Can AI solve it.? No, but what drives AI is guess what......Money and profit as is what drives most things....The free markets. It is what it is and where this AI will lead to is anybody's guess.

  • @robadams2451
    @robadams2451 Місяць тому

    "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." Niels Bohr or maybe Sam Clemens.

  • @calliballs
    @calliballs Місяць тому

    What happened to my comment?

  • @ProductionRobot
    @ProductionRobot Місяць тому

    Fascinating

  • @cmiguel268
    @cmiguel268 Місяць тому

    Well, Facebook has become the least engaging software. Let me tell you. It has become an advertising board and a place where misery is abundant.

  • @renroca
    @renroca Місяць тому

    no question Stephan is a very intelligent Man, right up until he calls Harari one. Harari is one of the most obvious pseudo intellectuals of our time. So let's cut to the chase shall we? What did Stephen just boldly advocate for, because he identifies as an 'atheist'? I'll give you One guesses.

  • @fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602
    @fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 Місяць тому

    Artificial Intelligence is like a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, with a twist. In the end, all the characters and readers of the technological fairy tale will be murdered by a Terminator - an impossible scenario that is paradoxically becoming more and more likely. Greed for profit will devour the market's favorite children as if it were the reincarnation of Cronos. This has already been timed by ChatGPT, because when answering a question I asked, the OpenAI artificial oracle said that the Roboticcene will begin soon. "The 2050s to 2070s seems a likely window for the beginning of the Roboticcene, where AI and robotics not only transform human society but begin to drive major ecological, political, and cultural changes. These shifts would likely result from a combination of technological advancement, ecological necessity, and geopolitical pressures, pushing humanity toward a world where robots and AI play a central role in sustaining civilization." - said ChatGPT. The hallucination seems obvious to me, because before that civilization will be plunged into a horrible, dark night because of a nuclear war or because of climate change. Not to mention the fact that the inevitable and unstoppable digital entropy virus, secretly feared by IT engineers, could become a reality around 2040. In the end, before or after the great fall of humanity engineered by greedy algorithms, will the story of the technological fairy tale of AI be told to an audience of robots with almost empty batteries by corrupted digital clones of the Brothers Grimm? Anything is possible.

  • @gizmomismo7071
    @gizmomismo7071 Місяць тому

    ZZZzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzz

  • @ronaldronald8819
    @ronaldronald8819 Місяць тому

    What a joyful speech from dear old Stephan. I wonder when AI will be able to replicate his wit?

    • @RobinHomer-p6n
      @RobinHomer-p6n Місяць тому

      @@ronaldronald8819 very soon, Research this, AI already cracks jokes 🫣

    • @TheDeeperThinkingPodcast
      @TheDeeperThinkingPodcast Місяць тому

      All too easy. Ask ai to follow these guidelines: Frequency: Insert humorous elements sparingly, no more than once every 2-3 paragraphs. Subtlety: The humour should be understated and not immediately obvious upon first reading. Intellectual depth: Draw from a wide range of academic disciplines, historical events, philosophical concepts, or literary works. Techniques to employ: - Unexpected analogies or metaphors - Clever wordplay or puns that require domain knowledge - Subversion of well-known quotations or ideas - Ironic juxtaposition of contrasting concepts - Meta-humor that comments on the nature of humour itself . Avoid: - Slapstick or lowbrow humorou - Obvious or overused references - Jokes that rely on stereotypes or offensive content - Humour that detracts from the main point of the text . Context sensitivity: Ensure the humour aligns with the tone and subject matter of the original text. . Subtlety in delivery: Integrate the humour seamlessly into the text without drawing attention to it with phrases like "jokes aside" or "on a lighter note." . Payoff: The humour should reward the reader's intellect, providing a moment of amusement or insight for those who recognize the reference or wordplay. Example: Original: "The economic policies of the 1980s had far-reaching consequences." Revised: "The economic policies of the 1980s, much like Zeno's paradox of motion, had consequences that seemed to extend infinitely while never quite reaching their logical conclusion.

  • @RobinHomer-p6n
    @RobinHomer-p6n Місяць тому

    Evaluate this old chums…….. Humans are NOW THE SECOND MOST INTELLIGENT SPECIE ON EARTH 😢

  • @RobinHomer-p6n
    @RobinHomer-p6n Місяць тому

    No more smug easy street lives and incomes off those who work in the actual PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY old bean, Artificial intelligence has rendered you all IRRELEVANT

  • @RobinHomer-p6n
    @RobinHomer-p6n Місяць тому

    All you academics are REDUNDANT 👍

    • @raresmircea
      @raresmircea Місяць тому

      Likely will be, but what you’re manifesting is called fanaticism. It’s the predisposition of the narrow minded & the easily bored.

    • @DanielDennett-l9n
      @DanielDennett-l9n Місяць тому

      Is that really what you took from this talk?

    • @RobinHomer-p6n
      @RobinHomer-p6n Місяць тому

      @@DanielDennett-l9n If you do not understand within a few months artificial intelligence will be hundreds of times more intelligent than humans, in several years thousands of times and then millions of times then you were frog boarding in the water has Mo Gawdat describe as humans as I do not appreciate her up and this is going to happen. Sadly academia is irrelevant and redundant now, and is only useful to personal growth and not for the purposes of the economy

  • @Gotchaaaaaa
    @Gotchaaaaaa Місяць тому

    I was hoping he was going to reveal at the end that the whole speech had been written by GPT-4, then run out screaming ‘it’s over, it’s overrrr!’

    • @Robert...Schrey
      @Robert...Schrey Місяць тому

      absolutely, instead of us talking about technology, it is tech talking about us. 😂

  • @KhelderB
    @KhelderB Місяць тому

    Chinese Social Credit - Mr Fry get's this wrong. It's not a score of an individual citizen. It's also not very widespread. Quick google or chatgpt if you're interested. More aimed at businesses and probably most people would be in favour or at least not that bothered by the idea (certainly in a country other from there own).

  • @Jorn-sy6ho
    @Jorn-sy6ho Місяць тому

    Don’t compare it with sociopaths. See it as an autistic machine, same as with ASD, they can learn about cognitive and emotional compassion. It’s build/invented by autistics, so it’ll work quite similar.

  • @c273
    @c273 Місяць тому

    Started off well, he definitely gets the size, scope, and implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI); but went off the rails midway. How do you control something thinking and creating beyond your ability and comprehension? Can you tell someone to think only specific areas, and to never have a thought or idea about others? It's an absurd idea. You either restrict its access to information and limit its ability, or you give it access, in which case it will get away from you very quickly. Moreover, good luck trying to limiting such a power like AGI, especially with the ongoing (and upcoming) wars. It will only be drawn underground. Look how nuclear armament is going, and multiply that with at least a thousand. If nothing else, USA's ridiculous international relations attitude of "you can't have weapons, only we can, because we are the good guys, so stop developing anything, and get rid of all you have, but we'll hold on to ours" in combination with the absolute disregard to treaties and conventions (admittedly this is more widespread than just the USA) make it impossible to have a diplomatic solution or international cooperation in this environment of distrust. For an even simpler example, refer to the "we'll cut emissions, but you go first" nonsense that has been going on for years; and then come back to claim with a straight face that people will pull together and cooperate if it's an issue that affects all of us. On an unrelated note: I sincerely do not understand why everyone is bashing on Elon Musk. First everyone loved him, and thought he was the savior, which was unwarranted; and now everyone hates him, and thinks he is ruining the world, which is still unwarranted. Nothing even changed from then to now. Fry is explicitly saying Musk would be against regulating AI, but I guess he missed any and all conversations Musk had about AI, where he is a strong advocate of regulation and even limitation. Bunching Musk with Zuckerberg is ridiculous to me. Both because of their diametrically opposed attitudes towards privacy and free speech, and even more so, because Musk took over Twitter, or now X, just a few years ago. My view is that he improved it significantly in terms of inclusion, diversity of opinion, and freedom. If anyone should get bunched with Musk and get shit about Twitter is Jack Dorsey.

  • @nil0bject
    @nil0bject Місяць тому

    Fry is a good bloke, but he's no douglas adams

  • @jimmie999999999
    @jimmie999999999 Місяць тому

    AI destroyed my music career. I will never email my former friend who did that. He covered my song using AI to fake a lead vocal. I am disgusted, betrayed and real. hurt. I will not answer his emails. he might not even be my actual human friend. i trust nothing now, and will delete all my files from all social media and never make music again.

    • @CatsAreRubbish
      @CatsAreRubbish Місяць тому

      You sound unhinged anyway. Probably for the best.

    • @nicholasohm4734
      @nicholasohm4734 Місяць тому

      Don't lose hope. There are two kinds of men, those who adapt and those who stay behind. Adapt and overcome and you'll see very very quickly how easily you left your friend in the dust. Ai in it self is ok, with human assistance it's good, but in hands of an expert it is revolutionary....Be the expert guiding it!

    • @ashhempsall9803
      @ashhempsall9803 Місяць тому

      This statement above is written by A.I. Deep! 🐈‍⬛

  • @AlcottVerna-j1c
    @AlcottVerna-j1c Місяць тому

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