Episode 1: "Can Machines Learn To Behave?" Part 1, August 31, 2022

Technology researchers Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna kick off the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 series by reading through, "Can machines learn how to behave (medium.com/@blaisea/can-machines-learn-how-to-…)?" by Blaise Aguera y Arcas, a Google VP who works on artificial intelligence.

This episode was recorded in August of 2022, and is the first of three about Aguera y Arcas' post.

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