James Miles is a British writer with special expertise in evolutionary biology. He's also an ardent free will skeptic, and in 2015 published 'The Free Will Delusion', which informed a conversation featured in episode 3 of this series. In this bonus episode, we tilt towards the subject of James' more recent book, 'AI and the End of Humanity' (2023). How might living beside artificial intelligence in the years ahead affect general attitudes about human 'freedom', for instance? Is free will skep...
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James Miles is a British writer with special expertise in evolutionary biology. He's also an ardent free will skeptic, and in 2015 published 'The Free Will Delusion', which informed a conversation featured in episode 3 of this series. In this bonus episode, we tilt towards the subject of James' more recent book, 'AI and the End of Humanity' (2023). How might living beside artificial intelligence in the years ahead affect general attitudes about human 'freedom', for instance? Is free will skep...
Would belief in determinism make a person more generous or insular? Does such a picture advantage progressives or conservatives? And could it make you go softer on those you disagree with? Perhaps believing in a universe whose course is as good as set out confronts us with the impact of 'luck' in a way we wouldn't otherwise acknowledge. But how might such an insight be put to work in society? Two very different camps seem advantaged, but this is all highly speculative! Guest list: Josh Pear...
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James Miles is a British writer with special expertise in evolutionary biology. He's also an ardent free will skeptic, and in 2015 published 'The Free Will Delusion', which informed a conversation featured in episode 3 of this series. In this bonus episode, we tilt towards the subject of James' more recent book, 'AI and the End of Humanity' (2023). How might living beside artificial intelligence in the years ahead affect general attitudes about human 'freedom', for instance? Is free will skep...
