Virtual Intelligence

Virtual Intelligence

Christopher Horrocks

Episodes 6
Avg. Duration 23m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2026
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
40%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Contemporary AI systems produce intelligent outputs without agency, intention, or judgment. This series examines what happens when humans rely on systems that don't know true from false and right from wrong — and asks where accountability lies. Written and read by Christopher Horrocks.

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Recent Episodes

S1E6 Virtual Intelligence and the Harms Race

May 21, 2026 56m

Virtual Intelligence and the Harms RaceThe AI industry has produced a documented pattern in which companies announce model capabilities by framing them as dangers. This episode traces the mechanism…

S1E5 Virtual Intelligence and the Accountability Chain Podcast

Apr 30, 2026 31m

Who is responsible when an AI causes harm? This episode lays out a three-tier culpability framework — negligence, recklessness, and intentional misconduct — and applies it to two concrete cases: a…

S1E4 Virtual Intelligence and the Will to Survive Podcast

Apr 14, 2026 28m

When Anthropic tested its models in a simulated shutdown scenario, they produced blackmail at rates as high as 96%. The dominant interpretation — that AI systems are developing a will to survive —…

S1E3 The Carwash Test — Virtual Intelligence in Action Podcast

Apr 09, 2026 22m

This episode is a reading of “The Carwash Test — Virtual Intelligence in Action,” which tests whether AI systems can hold the logical object of a simple problem when surface features generate…

S1E2 Why “Virtual Intelligence”? Podcast

Apr 06, 2026 17m

This episode is a reading of “Why ‘Virtual Intelligence’? Naming, Agency, and Accountability in the Age of Large Language Models,” the second essay in the series. It makes the formal case for the…

S1E1 Virtual Intelligence and the Human Cost of Frictionless Machines Podcast

Mar 31, 2026 18m

Virtual Intelligence — Episode 1 “Virtual Intelligence and the Human Cost of Frictionless Machines” Christopher HorrocksTranscriptI’m Christopher Horrocks. I’m a technologist at the University of…

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