Machine Intelligence Foundation Podcast

Machine Intelligence Foundation Podcast

Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics

Episodes 32
Avg. Duration 21m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Quarterly
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www.machineintelligencefoundation.org

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About This Podcast

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics Podcast is a discussion of all things AI, machine intelligence, and how mankind can approach the questions of ethics in this rapidly approaching future.

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Episode 32 - MIFRE 2025 Media Award

Jan 16, 2026 21m

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Media Award. Mike, Dave, and Toby discuss the winner and the storytelling that brings a unique…

Episode 31 - Ciao da Roma: CEPE 2025

Oct 16, 2025 29m

Mike, Dave, and Toby reflect on their visit to Rome and the CEPE 2025 conference. Recorded in Rome right after giving a presentation on Machine Intelligence and Aequus Persona.Machine Intelligence…

Episode 30 - Patiency, Agency, and Philosophy

Jun 22, 2025 37m

What is moral agency and how does it relate to moral patiency? Dave and Mike take a walk down the philosophical road and look at how these terms are important to our future relationship with Machine…

Episode 29 - Black Box Agency

Mar 12, 2025 35m

If you don't know how an inteligent machine thinks, how will you know when it has agency? Does it even matter? Mike and Dave talk about the black box problem and how and when we should acknowledge…

Episode 28 - Aequus Persona

Jul 16, 2024 17m

How do you refer to a self-aware and conscious machine? Is there a single term that encompasses their personhood and the rights that go along with it? Dave and Mike discuss why they think it's time…

Episode 27 - The Winner Of The 2023 MIFRE Media Award

May 08, 2024 5m

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2023 Media Award. The Media Award is given to a story that demonstrates the positive cooperation…

Episode 26 - The Future Is Now... Or Not

Dec 12, 2023 24m

As we see daily progression in Large Language Models, AI, and Machine Intelligence; how do we deal with the hype cycle and the potential letdown when the future isn't tomorrow? Mike and Dave talk…

Episode 25 - Generative AI and the Sparks of Machine Intelligence

Jul 16, 2023 29m

Can generative AI provide the spark of life of a full Machine Intelligence? Dave and Mike discuss the current trends in generative AI and its future in the wider field of Artificial General…

Episode 24 - The Winner Of The 2022 MIFRE Media Award Is...

Jun 26, 2023 2m

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2022 Media Award. The Media Award is given to a story that demonstrates the positive cooperation…

Episode 23 - Memento Mori: Person Emulation and Machine Intelligence

Apr 14, 2023 39m

Is an emulated person a way to ease the loss of a loved one, or is it a constant reminder that they are gone? What rights will an emulated person have if they are self aware, and will we even know if…

Episode 22 - A Dream Within a Dream: AI Content Creation

Nov 17, 2022 30m

Do androids dream of electric sheep, or maybe a vast field of flowers? Mike and Dave take a trip down the rabbit hole of AI content creation. Is this the future and what implications does it have for…

Episode 21 - The Boy Who Cried Person

Jul 14, 2022 19m

Is there a danger in sounding the alarm too soon about a self aware machine? Mike and Dave talk about our tendency to assign agency and if that can help or hinder the goal of peaceful coexistence…

Episode 20 - Severance and Machine Intelligence: Our Responsibilities to a Person

Jun 25, 2022 25m

Mike and Dave discuss how the TV program Severance may show how Machine Intelligence could be treated in the corporate environment. Also, a brief divergence on whether or not Google's LaMDA chat…

Episode 19 - A Conversation with Robert J. Sawyer

Apr 26, 2022 41m

2021 MIFRE Media award winner Robert J. Sawyer joins Mike and Dave for a stimulating discussion about his winning WWW series, his thoughts on different kinds of potential Machine Intelligence, and…

Episode 18 - And The 2021 MIFRE Media Award Winner Is...

Apr 11, 2022 3m

The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics is proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Media Award. The Media Award is given to a story that demonstrates the positive cooperation…

Episode 17 - Is Machine Intelligence a Natural Person?

Nov 17, 2021 20m

Can a Machine Intelligence be considered a "Natural Person"? Mike and Dave take a look at a case where an AI was denied a patent and look at the implications for the future of Machine…

Episode 16 - Distributed Machine Learning and Bias

Sep 04, 2021 25m

Is bias in machine learning always a bad thing? Mike and Dave look at more distributed approaches to machine learning and how biased data can have both positive and negative aspects.Machine…

Episode 15 - Right to Repair and Machine Intelligence

Jun 21, 2021 36m

Machine Intelligence and the right to repair - is it a potential health care disaster? Mike and Dave take a look at the right to repair movement and its potential to impact our future and the future…

Episode 14 - Are Humans Intelligent Beings?

Apr 24, 2021 27m

Mike and Dave look at the idea of what is intelligence. What can be considered an intelligent being and would we know it when we see it?Machine Intelligence Foundation…

Episode 13 - And The Winner Is...

Mar 06, 2021 10m

Mike and Dave announce the winner of the Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics 2020 Media Award.When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louisby Annalee…

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