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...
Bernard Beckett is a teacher and author based in New Zealand. Among his most acclaimed young adult novels are 'Genesis' and 'Malcom & Juliet'. In 2011, he published 'August', which is a sci-fi novel that deals with themes of determinism and free will. The promotion of this book had a big impact on my own awareness of the topic, so I was keen to chat to Bernard as the first interview I recorded for the series. He's got some great ideas related to compatibilism, pragmatism, and how we might...
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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...
