047–The robots are coming. Are you ready? - a podcast by Lori Linstruth

A study predicts that all human tasks could be automated in the next 30 years. And that all human jobs might be replaced within the next 100 years or so. Holy crap! What will we do when the robots take over? A.I. is coming. The robots are coming. But are we ready?

In this Real English conversations podcast from Better at English, Lori and her American friend Will talk about their questions and concerns about the rise of A.I. (Artificial intelligence) and the automation of human labor. You can find the full transcript in my archive of English conversation transcripts for language learners.Additional resources and supplementary material
Humans need not applyVideo about how automation and A.I. will affect the job market for humans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQURobots will beat humans at every task
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/this-is-when-robots-will-start-beating-humans-at-every-task-ae5ecd71-5e8e-44ba-87cd-a962c2aa99c2Traffic death statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.htmlDirty, Dirty robots.
Funny (but still disturbing) video about A.I. from comedian Lee Camphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfxP6ZyNtw
Link to original Yale / Oxford study about A.I.This is for learners of academic English. People in the videos about A.I. summarize findings from this study. This is the actual academic study for comparison.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1705.08807.pdfElon musk on the Joe Rogan podcast, talking about A.I.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra3fv8gl6NEElon Musk's talk at SXSW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Osn1gMNtwTed talk with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nt3edWLgIgSam Harris on the Joe Rogan Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BChxQHyFIOI&t=1487s
TED talk by Peter Haas A robot designer who is afraid of robotsThe Real Reason to be Afraid of Artificial Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRzBk_KuIaMHow frightened should be be of A.I.?
Article in the New Yorker, free, with full text and audio so you can read along as you listen.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/14/how-frightened-should-we-be-of-ai
Video about delivery robotshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujzjZuhE92g

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