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Episode · EconTalk · 2023-12-25

Books mentioned on Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral? (with Paul Bloom)

1 book · With Paul Bloom · Listen · Watch on YouTube

It seems obvious that moral artificial intelligence would be better than the alternative. But psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto thinks moral AI is not just a meaningless goal but a bad one.

Russ Roberts discussed Evil by Roy F. Baumeister and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Evil

    Roy F. Baumeister; Aaron Beck · at 11:27

    Evil by Roy F.

    Discussed
    “one of the most disturbing books I've never finished but it wasn't because it was disturbing and it wasn't because I I I didn't want to read it I did want to read it but I'm just tell I'm just confessing I didn't finish it but it's a book called evil oh and it's by Roy balme”
    Russ Roberts Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral? (with Paul Bloom) 2023-12-25 Listen at 11:27
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Psych
“this is Paul's fifth appearance on Eon talk last here in February of this year talking about his book psych Paul welcome back to econ talk”
Russ Roberts Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral? (with Paul Bloom) 2023-12-25 Listen at 0:10
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