HS 440 - The End of Life As We Know It with Michael Guillen

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Michael Guillen, Emmy Award Winner and author of The End of Life As We Know It, about some of the ethical dilemmas facing society today. Jason and Michael look at one particular case going on today involving chimeras and question whether this is something we SHOULD be doing. We always have to ask whether we're doing something because we CAN or because we SHOULD. The two also look at the state of the surveillance state, the impact of AI and more. Key Takeaways: [3:55] There are some scientific tests being run today that we may want to rethink [10:12] The inventor of the world wide web is now working on a second iteration because of what has become of his first version [17:02] We need to really think about some of the things coming in technology, because we're starting to ask machines to make moral decisions [20:55] The changing face of the surveillance state as the Internet of Things gets bigger and bigger [22:59] Artificial Intelligence is the 4th industrial revolution and the first one to target people. Will it produce more jobs than it destroys? Website: www.MichaelGuillen.com