Robots and Reason

Robots and Reason

By Charles MeeksSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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Robots and Reason episodes

  • Have we already crossed the line? - With Georges Kreidy

    This episode we talked about where the ethical lines surrounding technologies of the future (and today) lie. We discussed how much AI personalization is okay, the concept of a home robot, the risks and benefits of using superintelligence to coordinate economies, social media, and the nuances that lie between.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Climate Tech: The Path from Lab to Industry - With Charlie Johnston

    This week, Charlie Johnston and I talked about the difference between creating climate solutions, and actually implementing them. We discussed his work with the project SPLITTER, a predictive maintenance platform for PEM electrolysis stacks for green hydrogen production. Then, together we discussed optimism in times of uncertainty and how we can face big problems in the world head-on.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Going Nuclear - With Deina Neokleous and Eliot Chaize

    Today we talked about the feasibility of Nuclear Fusion technology. The political challenges, material challenges, and of course, technological challenges. Eliot and Deina discussed their stories, and what gives them hope for the future of technology.

    30 min
  • Ambition and Innovation - With Disha Mrinalini Murugavel

    In this third episode of Robots and Reason, Disha and I dig into a deceptively simple question: how much is enough? We follow it through ambition and drive, and then through money and the incentives that pull at all of us. It's a conversation about what fuels a builder. We explore Disha's passions, her philosophy, and the future she's working toward.

    1 hr 5 min
  • AI & Trust - With Sarp Gençer

    On this second episode of Robots And Reason, Sarp and I discussed trust in the age of artificial intelligence: Trust with information, AI, corporations and other people. What does the world of the future we want to build look like?

    51 min
  • Forging a life - with Lara Seitz

    On this first episode of Robots and Reason, Lara and I talked about forging a life, building hope, and our relationships with both people and media. Are we becoming more antisocial?

    46 min

About Robots and Reason

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This show exists to give people a bit more hope in people. The future of technology is being built fast, and mostly out of sight. I want to get to know the humans that will be designing this future…