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Ep 137: Things that make you go mmmmm? Part 4: Minds - Part the First

Ep 137: Things that make you go mmmmm? Part 4: Minds - Part the First

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Ep 137: Things that make you go mmmmm? Part 4: Minds - Part the First

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is part 4 of my "Things that make you go mmmmm?" series. It's called "Minds" and when recording I was unable to anticipate how long it would go for - so I've needed to split it into 2 parts. This is the first. 
I discuss what a mind might be, and what intelligence could be thought of as. What, then, is super intelligence? What is supernaturalism? What is creativity? What is the moral status of a person? What are the hazards of guessing at the problems our descendants will have? What are the moral dangers of a false epistemology? Is "super intelligent" and "super unintelligent" a strict contradiction? Does Google plan on test driving their self-driving cars? Yes: all this is discussed and more - hopefully in a somewhat fun way. 
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This is a podcast largely about the work of David Deutsch and his books "The Beginning of Infinity" and "The Fabric of Reality".