Conspicuous Cognition Podcast
A podcast about big questions in philosophy, psychology, evolution, politics, artificial intelligence, and more. www.conspicuouscognition.com
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Navigating the Intelligence Explosion (with Fin Moorhouse) (opens the original)
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Dan and Henry are joined by Fin Moorhouse to discuss what an AI-driven "intelligence explosion" might look like: rapidly accelerating science, factories building factories, radical abundance, space expansion, and the profound political, ethical, and social challenges that remain even if advanced AI is "aligned". They also debate AI consciousness, illusionism, digital minds, and whether consciousness is necessary for thinking about AI welfare and rights. Fin currently works at Google DeepMind and
Who Will Control Europe’s AI Future? (with Judith Dada) (opens the original)
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Europe risks entering the age of advanced AI without the infrastructure needed to control its own future. In this episode, Henry and I speak to Judith Dada, co-author of Europe 2031, about its warning that Europe could become dangerously dependent on American AI companies and infrastructure. We discuss: - Whether Europe is underestimating the speed and significance of AI progress - What a fictional scenario can tell us about the future - Why AI adoption may lag behind technical progress - Whethe
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