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Rapid advances in machine intelligence raise terrifying questions for humankind: Will modified toy drones replace suicide bombers? Could your self-driving Uber go rogue? And how many years will it take before a true A.I. makes the majority of the human workforce obsolete? Martin Ford, a futurist and author who focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on society and the economy, joins Nick to explain why a bunch of programmers in Silicon Valley, not Donald Trump, could be responsible for the end of civilization.
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