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Can Humanity Survive Superintelligence? (with Robert Wright)

July 03, 2026 12:07pm 1:32

Robert Wright joins Dan Williams and Henry Shevlin to discuss his new book, The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning.Bob argues that AI is not merely another powerful technology. It is a mora...

What If Artificial Intelligence Progress Explodes? (with Benjamin Todd)

June 16, 2026 11:51am 1:16

Benjamin Todd, co-founder of 80,000 Hours, joins Dan and Henry to discuss whether artificial intelligence progress could become explosive.Benjamin explains why he thinks transformative artificial intelligence by 2030 is ...

Academics Must Wake Up on AI (with Alexander Kustov)

June 02, 2026 7:00am 1:09

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. It attracted more tha...

Are We Building Conscious AI Servants?

May 21, 2026 5:38am 1:18

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 conscious, but you bloo...

Aliens, Superintelligence, and the Future of Science (with David Kipping)

May 04, 2026 6:30am 1:21

Most conversations about artificial intelligence are focused on Earth: jobs, misinformation, education, politics, science, regulation, consciousness, safety, and the future of human society. But AI—and especially the pos...

Should We Care About AI Welfare? (with Robert Long)

April 18, 2026 4:22am 1:28

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 them? As these syste...

Time To Start Panicking About AI?

March 10, 2026 2:19pm 1:08

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 psychology and cognitive ...

AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth)

February 17, 2026 12:25pm 1:34

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, or at least not a di...

AI Sessions #8: Misinformation, Social Media, and Deepfakes (with Sacha Altay)

January 23, 2026 11:40am 1:23

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, influence campaigns, and a...

AI Sessions #7: How Close is "AGI"?

January 09, 2026 7:14am 1:26

KeywordsAGI, artificial general intelligence, AI progress, transformative AI, human intelligence, skepticism, economic impact, political implications, cultural shift, predictionsSummaryIn this conversation, Dan Williams ...

AI Sessions #6: AI Companions and Consciousness

December 20, 2025 4:58am 1:07

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 Princeton University ...

AI Sessions #5: How AI Broke Education

December 04, 2025 11:40am 55 min

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. Modern large language m...

AI Sessions #4: The Social AI Revolution - Friendship, Romance, and the Future of Human Connection

November 20, 2025 5:55am 1:11

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 companionship. We discuss the m...

AI Sessions #3: The Truth About AI and the Environment

November 02, 2025 6:09am 1:41

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 fraction of your daily emis...

AI Sessions #2: Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness - A Deep Dive

October 14, 2025 5:54am 1:19

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 consciousness, discussing its d...

AI Sessions #1: AI - A Normal Technology or a Superintelligent Alien Species?

September 18, 2025 1:07pm 1:16

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 systems, everyone dies? ...

Will AI Change Everything?

August 19, 2025 6:37am 1:11

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 episode. If you'd like to d...

Free speech in the age of social media

December 12, 2024 1:47am 3 min

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 writer, essayist, and ge...

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