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Ben Goertzel explains the process of choosing a way to represent things in a narrow AI systems and how meta representations provide different possible representations for a certain problem.

Jim Rutt explains how “Game B” can “parasitize” resources from “Game A” through a “semi-permeable membrane” and describes the benefits of doing so.

Ben Goertzel and Jim Rutt discuss how the AGIs of the future might be “raised” and the importance of “what’s shaping their minds” so they might appreciate human values.

Cory Doctorow and Ben Goertzel discuss the current negative “Chokepoint Capitalism” trend, and then speculate on whether a decentralized reputation system might provide any sort of solution.

Cory Doctorow explains how corporate “chokepoints” hurt both creators and consumers and also why stronger copyright enforcement mechanisms only make the problem much worse.

Chelsea Manning and Ben Goertzel discuss a few possible scenarios for how AI job displacement could play out in the coming years and how that could lead to economic instability.