Discussion: Artificial Intelligence And Our Future

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As we patiently await for Elon Musk to finally deliver on his promise of full self-driving cars, we can enjoy conversation with ChatGPT, or artworks by Dall-E or Midjourney, and we can lose at games like Chess, Go and Jeopardy where machines breezily trounce even the greatest of human players. The AI revolution is already turning out to be not as we expected.

As the AI revolution progresses, we can expect it to continue surprising us in ways that might be pleasant or catastrophic. How will these changes affect our economics and the workforce? How will these machines help us in our homes and daily activities? What harm will the machines do in information and conventional warfare? What impact will AI have on our near future?

Join us for fun, friendly and substantive discussion about the important topics of the day. All opinions are welcome for this friendly, moderated discussion.

How it Works
Everyone will be invited to share their opinion, share relevant facts and reasoning, and respond to the views of others.

Our moderator will ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to speak and that dialogue will be kept respectful. All viewpoints are welcome. After the event, you are invited to stay for friendly, informal discussion if you wish.

Aren't you worried about having an event with 50+ people?!?
No because there will not be 50 people at the event. On Meetup, many attendees cancel at the last minute, and many are no-shows who skip the event without cancelling. I set the RSVP limit to 55 people, I reduce that limit to 45 in the last two days before the event, and then 20-30 people will actually attend.

This allows us to hit our attendance target of 15-30 people, and it ensures that attendees have their spot guaranteed weeks in advance. This makes the guest count inaccurate, but it's the simplest way to provide you a reliable and positive RSVP experience.

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Admission
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Latecomers
Latecomers are welcome but we start promptly at 6:05pm so if you arrive late, you will miss out!