Good Robot #4: Who, me?
What can we actually do as our world gets populated with more and more robots? How can we take control? Can we take control? This is the final episode of our four-part series, Good Robot. Good Robot ...
22 Mar 202549min
Good Robot #3: Let's fix everything
A simple parable about a drowning child sparks a moral revolution. Can AI help us do the most good in the world? Good Robot was made in partnership with Vox’s Unexplainable team. Episodes will be rel...
19 Mar 202545min
Good Robot #2: Everything is not awesome
When a robot does bad things, who is responsible? A group of technologists sounds the alarm about the ways AI is already harming us today. Are their concerns being taken seriously? This is the second ...
15 Mar 202553min
Good Robot #1: The Magic Intelligence in the Sky
Before AI became a mainstream obsession, one thinker sounded the alarm about its catastrophic potential. So why are so many billionaires and tech leaders worried about… paper clips? Good Robot was ma...
12 Mar 202548min
Introducing: Good Robot
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5 Mar 20253min
Sucking the carbon out of the sky
Most of our efforts to fight climate change, from electric cars to wind turbines, are about pumping fewer greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But what if we could pull out the gases that are already...
28 Apr 202143min
Should I still have kids if I’m worried about climate change?
Climate scientist Kimberly Nicholas co-led a study that showed the single most effective thing an individual can do to decrease their carbon footprint is have fewer kids. Despite that finding, she sti...
21 Apr 20211h 2min
Engineering our way out of the climate crisis
In an ideal world, cutting carbon emissions would be enough to stop global warming. But after dithering for decades, the world needs a back-up plan. Kelly Wanser is the leader of a group called Silver...
14 Apr 202135min
