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Be it Resolved, affirmative action should be based on class, not race
In a landmark ruling, The United States Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at US colleges, determining that race should not be a factor in ach…
2 years, 11 months ago
Friday Focus: Wither Europe? – Big Tech vs. Trudeau
Season 2 Episode 81
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Munk Dialogue with AI Debaters Yann Lecun, Max Tegmark, Melanie Mitchell and Yoshua Bengio
On June 22nd we gathered at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall for a live, sold out debate on Artificial Intelligence. We were joined on stage by four AI exp…
2 years, 11 months ago
Friday Focus: Borat Coup – Affirmative Action
Season 2 Episode 80
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Be it Resolved, AI research and development poses an existential threat
With the debut of ChatGPT, the AI once promised in some distant future seems to have suddenly arrived with the potential to reshape our working lives…
2 years, 11 months ago
Friday Focus: AI Debate Recap – Titanic Mistake
Season 2 Episode 79
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The s…
3 years ago
Munk Dialogue with James Bessen: how AI will transform the labour market
Some experts believe that over 300 million jobs worldwide will be automated by AI, with white collar professions in advanced economies being most aff…
3 years ago
Friday Focus: Dr K @ 100 – AI Debate Preview
Season 2 Episode 78
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The s…
3 years ago
Munk Dialogue with Bruce Schneier: AI and democracy
Over the past few months we’ve heard many warnings about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. But are there some positive aspects about this emerg…
3 years ago
Friday Focus: Wild Fires – Ukraine Offensive
Season 2 Episode 77
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The s…
3 years ago