What would happen if we upload our brains to computers | Robin Hanson
Meet the "ems" -- machines that emulate human brains and can think, feel and work just like the brains they're copied from. Economist and social scientist Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from TED Talks Daily
See all episodes →
How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice
How to escape your obsession with productivity | Rebecca McMackin and Catherine Price
I thought I was lazy. Turns out I had a sleep disorder | Lindsay Scola
Similar episodes from other shows
More like TED Talks Daily →
Robin Hanson: AI is probably the End of Humanity (and why that's OK)
Ben Goertzel on benevolent robots
Stuart Russell: “When machines become smarter than us, there will be no 'reset' button”
52%When millions of AI agents meet
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.