Is Artificial Intelligence Good for Humanity?

AI is the brainchild of cognitive scientists, computer programmers and physicists; it raises problems for politicians, journalists and philosophers; and it’s alive in the imaginations of artists, cartoonists and science fiction writers. We’ve asked people from all these fields how best to approach this astounding moment in human history.

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The Battle for Israel’s Soul with Isabel Kershner and Sarah Breger

Join New York Times Jerusalem correspondent Isabel Kershner, author of “The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle For Its Inner Soul,” for a conversation with Moment Editor Sarah Breger, about the history of the modern state and the roots of today’s divisions.

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Great Women Yiddish Writers (You Never Heard About) with Anita Norich and Lisa Newman

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN4voK3nrNQ]You may have heard the myth that the reason you never hear about great female Yiddish writers is that there weren’t any. If so,...

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A Conversation about the Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel with Joseph Berger and Nadine Epstein

Former New York Times Journalist Joseph Berger, author of “Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence,” is in conversation with Nadine Epstein, Moment editor-in-chief and editor of “Elie Wiesel: An Extraordinary Life & Legacy.”

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Beyond Bagels and Lox: Writing about Jewish Lives in the 21st Century with Allegra Goodman and Amy E. Schwartz—in celebration of the Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest

We discuss how Judaism is and is not portrayed in fiction today and about the influence of religion, spirituality, community and assimilation on today’s Jewish author

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