The Institute of Art and Ideas

The job apocalypse is closer than you think | Aaron Bastani, Zoltan Istvan

Aaron Bastani and Zoltan Istvan discuss how transhumanism could create biological inequality and the not-so-distant future of AI automation. Is it now too late to stop AI? With a free trial, you can watch the full conversation NOW at https://iai.tv/video/the-fight-for-the-ai-economy-zoltan-istvan-aaron-bastani?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description Goldman Sachs reports that two-thirds of jobs are under threat from AI, whilst companies from Amazon to BMW have signed multi-million-dollar deals for humanoid robots to enter their workforces. But with human labour replaced, which new economic model should we turn to in the age of AI? Join Zoltan Istvan, former US Presidential candidate and advocate of an 'automated abundance economy', head-to-head with Aaron Bastani, theorist of 'fully automated luxury communism'. Which new economic system will define our future? #technology #transhumanism #inequality #artificialintelligence Transhumanist thinker and former US presidential candidate, Zoltan Istvan is known for promoting life extension and emerging technologies in politics. Aaron Bastani is the co-founder of Novara Media, described as 'the slickest of the guerrilla news and opinion operations that have sprung up in Britain' by the Guardian. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=https://iai.tv/video/the-fight-for-the-ai-economy-zoltan-istvan-aaron-bastani 0:00 Intro 1:00 What is transhumanism? 4:00 The future of biological inequality 6:04 'AI has become it's own beast' 8:13 The dystopian future at OpenAI party 12:50 Why we can't stop generative AI For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses