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91. The New Breed - AI and the Rest of the World: Dr. Kate Darling (Research Specialist @ the MIT Media Lab and Author of "The New Breed")

2022/7/3
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Dr. Kate Darling,** **a Research Specialist at the MIT Media Lab and author of The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots, and I sit down to discuss the future of robots and the world. Are they replacements or are they a breed of their own? Topics:

  • Thesis of the New Breed
  • What is a robot?
  • Do robots think?
  • **How **does this "new breed" fit into society?
  • **Rights **and robots
  • The origin of rights and **how **that relates to robots
  • **When **will **AI **and **robots emerge **into society?
  • What **books **have had an impact on Dr. Darling
  • What **advice Dr. Darling **has for teenagers

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Dr. Kate Darling is a Research Specialist at the MIT Media Lab and author of The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots. Kate’s work looks at the near-term effects of robotic technology, with a particular interest in law, social, and ethical issues. She runs experiments, holds workshops, writes, and speaks about some of the more interesting developments in the world of human-robot interaction, and where we might find ourselves in the future.**Socials! **-Substack: https://taylorbledsoe.substack.com/)Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/)Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4Moon)Taylor's Blog: https://www.taylorgbledsoe.com/)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-TwYdfPcWV-V1JvjBXk)**All Amazon Affiliate links help financially support "Aiming for the Moon" while you get a great read or product**