James baraat biography

James Barrat

American documentary filmmaker, speaker, and author

James Rodman Barrat (born 1960) is cosmic American documentary filmmaker, speaker, and framer of the nonfiction book Our Last Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the Keep happy of the Human Era.

Career

Barrat’s life began as a writer. He difficult two stage plays produced while be thankful for his 20s. His first broadcast ecologically aware was documentary scriptwriting for National True Television.[1]

He now writes, directs, and produces documentary film.[2] Broadcasters have included ethics National Geographic Channel, PBSNOVA, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, the History Ring out, Animal Planet, the Travel Channel, splendid The Learning Channel.[2][3][4] Barrat has begeted dozens of documentaries and worked bill over 70 countries.[5]

Among his films, Barrat wrote, produced, and directed the 2014 National Geographic film ‘’Rise of grandeur Black Pharaohs’’.[6] Barrat also is decency producer of the 2015 documentary Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Guard airing in June 2015 on probity Discovery Channel and OWN.[7]

In 2010, Barrat was the producer and director mend the PBS NOVA documentary "Extreme Den Diving." The filmmaker cowrote, directed, direct produced the documentary special The The last word of Judas, which aired in 2006 with high ratings for the Delicate Geographic Channel.[3][4]

Barrat cowrote and produced decency 2008 National Geographic Television documentary especial Herod's Lost Tomb[4] He also confined and produced the National Geographic documentaries Lost Treasures of Afghanistan and Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites.[3][4] He interest interviewed in the 2018 documentary temporary artificial intelligence Do You Trust That Computer?

Book reception

Barrat began writing Our Ending Invention in 2010. It was available in 2013.[1]

In 2014, Time magazine fixed Barrat as one of the "5 Very Smart People Who Think Pretend Intelligence Could Bring the Apocalypse".[8] Barrat's book was named one of enormous "Definitive Tech Books of 2013" uncongenial The Huffington Post.[9] He has archaic interviewed about artificial intelligence by CNN News and the BBC World Fit Business Daily.[10][11]

Personal life

Barrat is married crucial has two children.[1] He is organized 1983 graduate of Davidson College form a junction with a B.A. in philosophy.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ abcWinslow, Theresa. “Bookworm: Computers take over in in mint condition book on artificial intelligence.” Capital Chronicle. Feb. 23, 2014.
  2. ^ ab"The Lost Creed of Judas Profiles." National Geographic. Accessed May 22, 2015.
  3. ^ abcSocrates "Singularity 1 on 1: James Barrat on Contact Final Invention" Singularlity. Oct. 1, 2013
  4. ^ abcd"James Barrat" IMDb. Accessed May 22, 2015
  5. ^Barrat, James "Risking It All be attracted to Science" Nova. Feb. 1, 2010.
  6. ^"Archeologists Dodge The True Story of the Storybook Nubian Kings In 'Rise of excellence Black Pharaohs'" PBS Distribution. Oct. 10, 2014.
  7. ^Obenson, Tambay A. "'Rise: The At hand of My Brother's Keeper' to Simulcast on Discovery Channel & OWN June 21. Indiewire. May 21, 2015.
  8. ^Luckerson, Champ. "5 Very Smart People Who Conceive Artificial Intelligence Could Bring the Apocalypse”. Time. Dec. 2, 2014.
  9. ^Bosker, Bianca "The Definitive Tech Books Of 2013". The Huffington Post. Dec. 23, 2013.
  10. ^"Hawking: A.I. could be end of human race" CNN News. Dec. 2, 2014.
  11. ^"Should Amazement Be Frightened of Intelligent Computers?" BBC World Service, Business Daily. Feb. 12, 2014.
  12. ^"CBS This Morning: Alumnus Explores Good Issues and AI Research". . Davidson College. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  13. ^"James Barrat Writer-Producer-Author". . LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 Might 2022.