This is the audio version of this week’s The Reason Live Stream<\/em>, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n

This week’s topic is artificial intelligence, or A.I., and my Reason<\/em> colleague Zach Weissmueller<\/a> interviews two leading thinkers on the subject.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jaan Tallinn of the <\/span>Future of Life Institute<\/span><\/a> organized an open letter calling for a pause on A.I. development that was signed by Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and 27,000 other people. Tallinn is a tech investor, one of the software developers who created Skype and Kazaa, and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other side of the issue is George Mason University <\/span>economist Robin Hanson<\/a>, who thinks the worries over A.I. are overblown. He says much of today’s A.I. anxiety is a more generalized “future fear,” which is likely to imperil technological progress that would greatly benefit humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

To watch the video version, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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