On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 6:00, ACG Silicon Valley hosted a discussion of “Artificial Intelligence – Potential and Risks” moderated by Mike Malone and with panelists Richard Socher, Steve Omohundro, Moshe Looks, and Douglas Stay:

http://acgsv.org/event/artificial-intelligence-potential-and-risks/

Here’s a video of the highlights of the discussion.

Their description of the evening:

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