Bruce Holsinger: "Culpability" | Oprah's Book Club

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This episode of Oprah’s Book Club: Presented by Starbucks features coffee and conversation with award-winning author, Bruce Holsinger, in a café in Seattle, Starbucks’ hometown. Chosen as the 116th Oprah’s Book Club selection, Holsinger’s brand-new scorching summer read, called Culpability, is an intense page-turner about a family that survives a crash in an autonomous car only to ask the question: who was at fault? Was it the teenage son who was texting in the driver’s seat, the distracted parents, or the car itself? The book that Oprah calls “a modern tale of our times” also touches on our current and fast-approaching future of living with artificial intelligence including chatbots, self-driving cars, drones, and other non-human forces shaping our lives. Oprah and Holsinger are joined by an audience of readers as they enjoy a Salted Caramel Mocha Strato Frappuccino® drink and talk through many thought-provoking questions about the book.

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00:00:00 – Welcome Bruce Holsinger, author of Culpability
00:03:41 - Oprah’s friend Christy gave her the book
00:05:31 - Bruce on choosing the title
00:06:48 - Bruce’s writing process
00:09:45 - Bruce did 3 years of research into AI
00:12:20 - Plot overview
00:15:45 - Is the chatbot Blaire a “good” character?
00:17:23 - Defining goodness
00:19:15 - Why we humanize AI
00:23:42 - Privilege as a theme
00:26:20 - People’s fear of AI
00:29:37 - Did Bruce draw from his family for his characters?
00:34:12 - Can parents keep kids safe?
00:35:58 - When is AI use appropriate?
00:38:47 - Future of AI

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