Conspicuous Cognition Podcast
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Academics Must Wake Up on AI (with Alexander Kustov)
The political scientist Alexander Kustov recently published a Substack post with a provocative claim: that AI can already do social science research better than most professors. The post went viral.…
Are We Building Conscious AI Servants?
Richard Dawkins recently announced in UnHerd that, after spending three days talking with an instance of Claude he christened “Claudia,” he had been moved to expostulate: “You may not know you are…
Aliens, Superintelligence, and the Future of Science (with David Kipping)
Most conversations about artificial intelligence are focused on Earth: jobs, misinformation, education, politics, science, regulation, consciousness, safety, and the future of human society. But…
Should We Care About AI Welfare? (with Robert Long)
Almost all of the discussion about the risks associated with AI focuses on the dangers that increasingly advanced AI systems pose to us — to humanity. But what about the dangers that we might pose to…
Time To Start Panicking About AI?
In this episode, Henry and I finally do something we probably should have done in the first episode: introduce ourselves. We talk about our backgrounds in philosophy, how we became interested in…
AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth)
We are joined by Anil Seth for a deep dive into the science, philosophy, and ethics surrounding the topic of AI and consciousness. Anil outlines and defends his view that the brain is not a computer,…
AI Sessions #8: Misinformation, Social Media, and Deepfakes (with Sacha Altay)
Henry and I chat with Dr Sacha Altay about:* How prevalent is misinformation?* What even is “misinformation”?* Is there a difference between politics and science?* How impactful are propaganda,…
AI Sessions #7: How Close is "AGI"?
KeywordsAGI, artificial general intelligence, AI progress, transformative AI, human intelligence, skepticism, economic impact, political implications, cultural shift, predictionsSummaryIn this…
AI Sessions #6: AI Companions and Consciousness
In this episode, Henry and I spoke to Rose Guingrich about AI companions, consciousness, and much more. This was a really fun conversation! Rose is a PhD candidate in Psychology and Social Policy at…
AI Sessions #5: How AI Broke Education
Henry Shevlin and I sat down to discuss a topic that is currently driving both of us slightly insane: the impact of AI on education. On the one hand, the educational potential of AI is staggering.…
AI Sessions #4: The Social AI Revolution - Friendship, Romance, and the Future of Human Connection
In this conversation, I explore the surprisingly popular and rapidly growing world of ‘social AI’ (friendbots, sexbots, etc.) with Henry Shevlin, who coined the term and is an expert on AI…
AI Sessions #3: The Truth About AI and the Environment
I sat down with Henry Shevlin and Andy Masley to discuss AI’s environmental impact and why Andy thinks the panic is largely misplaced. Andy’s core argument: a single ChatGPT prompt uses a tiny…
AI Sessions #2: Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness - A Deep Dive
In this conversation, Dr Henry Shevlin (University of Cambridge) and I explore the complex and multifaceted topic of AI consciousness. We discuss philosophical and scientific dimensions of…
S1E1 AI Sessions #1: AI - A Normal Technology or a Superintelligent Alien Species?
Is artificial intelligence (AI) a “normal technology” or a potentially “superintelligent” alien species? Is it true, as some influential people claim, that if anyone builds “super-intelligent” AI…
S1E1 Will AI Change Everything?
How similar is ChatGPT-5 to the human mind? How should we measure AI progress? How close are we to transformative AI? Are "super-intelligent" AI sytems likely to kill us all? This is a public…
Free speech in the age of social media
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.conspicuouscognition.comThis week, I talked with the great Elle Griffin about “free speech in the age of social media.” Elle is a…
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