The Human Podcast

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Welcome to a new series where I ask fascinating people 10 intriguing questions.

The first episode is with Professor Joel David Hamkins, a Mathematician/Philosopher and leading expert on infinity. Joel is the O'Hara Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame.

Subscribe for new episodes every week! (Episode 2 is with a World Memory champion.)

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:07 - Qu 1: What is infinity?

0:29 - Qu 2: Does infinity exist?

1:35 - Qu 3: Next most interesting thing after infinity?

2:21 - Qu 4: Which mathematician or philosopher would you invite to dinner?

3:48 - Qu 5: Is there beauty in mathematics?

5:08 - Qu 6: What’s your favourite infinity-related paradox?

6:01 - Qu 7: Why are you so interested in infinity?

6:44 - Qu 8: How has your research changed how you see the world?

7:51 - Qu 9: What’s important to you in life?

9:05 - Qu 10: How will AI change mathematics or philosophy?

👤 GUEST:

𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins

Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins

Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/

Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg

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In this episode, I speak to Stefan Schubert, a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Together with Lucius Caviola, Stefan recently published a book on the psychology of effective altruism: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition.

The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week.

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - What is 'Effective Altruism' (EA)?

2:53 - Most impactful ways to donate to charity

4:28 - Virtues of an effective altruist

7:11 - Why aren't we good at being effective

9:06 - How to be more effectively altruistic

12:13 - Psychology of effective altruism

17:05 - Ways we're influenced to support specific charities

19:24 - 'Existential risk' & 'Longtermism' explained

24:17 - Differences between existential risks

28:01 - 'Sleepwalk bias' explained

30:30 - AI Safety & Sleepwalk bias

31:51 - How has your thinking about EA changed?

34:59 - What drew you towards effective altruism?

38:12 - Objections to effective altruism

41:21 - Sam Bankman-Fried & EA

44:38 - How to be more rational

46:01 - What is a good life?

👤 GUEST:

𝕏 - https://x.com/StefanFSchubert

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanfschubert/

Substack - https://stefanschubert.substack.com/

Academia - https://lse.academia.edu/StefanSchubert

Effective Altruism - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/people/stefan-schubert

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After learning about AI safety only last year, William Baird drastically altered his life. He left a farm he managed in New Zealand and moved to the UK. He's since met with MPs and helped organise protests against AI, including one outside the Bletchley Park AI summit.

In this episode, I speak to William Baird, the UK Director of PauseAI. PauseAI are a community of volunteers and local communities coordinated by a non-profit organisation that aims to mitigate the risks of AI (including the risk of human extinction).

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Coming up

0:15 - Dropping everything to try pause AI

5:26 - AI risks I'm most concerned about

8:23 - How human extinction could occur

11:549 - Why are people building AGI (artificial general intelligence)

14:59 - Who are PauseAI

17:09 - Psychological toll of this work

23:03 - Most likely outcome of AI

25:18 - Family & friends reaction towards new life

28:42 - Introspecting about why I care about AI risks

30:25 - Objections to PauseAI

36:16 - Protesting on the street / comparison to Just Stop Oil

37:41 - Most surprising thing you've learnt/encountered

39:06 - Message to anyone watching

40:03 - How I feel when I use a new AI tool

41:55 - What is a good life?

🎧 AUDIO:

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👤 PauseAI :

𝕏 - https://twitter.com/PauseAI

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pauseai/

Website - https://pauseai.info/

Wired Article - https://www.wired.com/story/protesters-pause-ai-split-stop/

TIME Article - https://time.com/6977680/ai-protests-international/

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In this episode, I speak to Kaiwei Tang, the co-founder of Light Phone. Light Phones are simple, unlocked phones with a few essential tools.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Coming Up

0:28 - Intro to Kaiwei

0:48 - Smartphones control us

3:03 - What is Light Phone?

4:45 - When to use Light Phone?

6:43 - Deciding what features to include

9:41 - What's wrong with smartphones?

12:28 - Manufacturing & cost

14:05 - How many employees?

14:25 - Kai ditched his smartphone

17:07 - Kai's personal life

18:57 - Being Intentional in life

22:41 - Working for Motorola & Blackberry

27:01 - Targeting VR headsets & brainchips next

32:09 - What is a good life?

👤 GUEST:

Lightphone - https://www.thelightphone.com/

𝕏 - https://x.com/thelightphone

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelightphone

Kaiwei's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tangkaiwei/

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In this episode, I speak to Jamie Bernardi. Jamie is an AI governance researcher, and has completed research fellowships at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) and GovAI. He was also a co-founder and the former AI Safety Lead at BlueDot Impact

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Coming up

0:53 - Intro to Jamie

1:20 - What is BlueDot Impact?

3:40 - AI Safety, AI Governance & Biosecurity

8:04 - World's most important problems / Effective Altruism

12:57 - Ranking important problems

17:18 - Helping the Government's AI Safety Institute

23:35 - What is AI Governance?

32:10 - Fellowship at Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)

36:05 - Paper: Societal Adaptation to AI

40:51 - Moving from BlueDot Impact to research

42:50 - Working on both research & field building

44:10 - Personal effects of working on AI safety

45:52 - How I unwind

46:29 - What should the public should know about AI?

48:49 - What is a good life?

50:14 - Relationships with AI systems

👤 GUEST:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-bernardi

Website - https://jamiebernardi.com

𝕏 - https://x.com/The_JBernardi

Paper: Societal Adaptation to AI: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.10295

BlueDot Impact - https://bluedot.org

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In this episode, I speak to Stephanie Antonian. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Aestora, an AI research lab focused on love.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Coming up

0:37 - Intro to guest

1:05 - Summary of Stephanie's journey

2:45 - Aestora, an AI research lab focused on love

4:24 - Aestora's Digital Health Score

15:06 - Future of social media / Atomisation of family

16:58 - How Aestora works

18:36 - Defining love

19:09 - Focusing on fear instead of love

21:17 - Fear of love being the answer

27:17 - University: Biblical Studies & Public Policy

31:08 - Going to Harvard University

34:27 - Google X (X, the moonshot factory)

35:43 - Caring for my father

45:43 - What do you read?

49:04 - What is a good life?

👤 GUEST:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-antonian-b5614843/?originalSubdomain=uk

Aestora - https://www.aestora.com/

Aestora's Digital Health Score - https://digitalhealthscore.io/

Stephanie's Essays - https://www.aestora.com/essays

Podcast with Stephanie - https://actionablefuturist.com/2023/05/stepanie-antonian-on-ais-love-letter-to-humanity

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In this episode, I speak to Debs Wild, the lady who discovered Coldplay. Debs spotted them playing in a bar in Manchester in 1998, and has since worked for them for the past 20 years. She'd handled a variety of responsibilities and is currently the band's fan liaison.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:48 - Intro to Debs

1:04 - Night Debs discovered Coldplay

3:40 - What did you see in them?

6:07 - Early relationship with the band

10:41 - What were they like early on?

11:35 - Band's kindness has helped them

13:19 - Friendship with the band

14:51 - How did you end up as a scout?

19:29 - What is being a fan liaison?

24:12 - How many people in Coldplay Team?

25:13 - How Coldplay has helped people

26:31 - ColdplayXtra & Coldplaying (Fan sites)

30:16 - How has working with Coldplay shaped you?

35:04 - Debs Book 'Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay'

40:21 - Moon Music (New Coldplay album)

45:27 - How will you feel when Coldplay stop recording?

48:08 - Debs discs awarded by Coldplay

49:28 - What is a good life?

👤 GUEST:

Coldplay's Article About Debs - https://www.coldplay.com/interview-debs-wild-on-discovering-coldplay/

Coldplay on Debs Book - https://mobile.x.com/coldplay/status/1054463029365104642

𝕏 - https://x.com/debswild

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debs-wild-3862aa9/

Website - https://therealdebswild.wixsite.com/wildhorses

Book (Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Technicolor-Celebration-Debs-Wild/dp/177041486X

Debs Reddit Q&A - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a2on94/i_am_debs_wild_i_discovered_coldplay_and_wrote_a/

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In this episode, I speak to Joe Devlin, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at UCL. Joe is a leading consumer neuroscience researcher and co-founder of the Applied Consumer Neuroscience (ACN) Labs. He also holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence.

The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week.

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE:

1:22 - Ways businesses nudge us to buy

3:13 - How much we're influenced daily

5:17 - How brand loyalty develops

8:40 - Consumerism is the new religion

10:25 - Data privacy precautions

12:04 - Ethical vs unethical advertising

16:12 - Eye tracking for advertising

18:58 - Ethical vs unethical advertising

23:23 - How to avoid being manipulated

26:09 - Influence of future technologies

30:22 - Applied consumer neuroscience labs

LIFE STORY:

33:25 - PhD in AI

36:40 - Applying AI to consumer neuroscience

39:18 - AI changing understanding of intelligence

41:54 - DeepMind, AI, neuroscience

44:30 - How the brain processes language

49:36 - Why are you interested in the brain?

51:31 - Using neuroscience in daily life

56:31 - Unwinding / Brazilian jiu-jitsi

59:04 - What is a good life?

🎧 AUDIO:

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Apple Podcasts -

👤 GUEST:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-t-devlin

UCL - https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/9308-joseph-devlin

Applied Consumer Neuroscience Labs - https://www.acnlabs.co.uk/

Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kCgH6AgAAAAJ&hl=en

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In this episode, I speak to the legendary host of the popular British TV show, The Gadget Show, Jason Bradbury. We discuss his time hosting the show, his new film CTRL AI Delete, and his life story.

The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week.

🎬 CTRL AI Delete:

Support Jason's New Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctrlaidelete/ctrl-ai-delete/community?category_id=292&ref=discovery_location&total_hits=63745

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Experience Hosting The Gadget Show

3:00 - Gadget Show Giveaway Competition

3:37 - Most Amazing Gadgets

7:16 - Coolest Technology Today

13:11 - Enthusiastic Personality

16:19 - Reflecting on Technology

19:39 - Show's Impact on Public

21:30 - Career Difficulties

23:40 - How Did The Show Change You?

25:24 - Gadget Show Podcast

27:16 - CTRL AI Delete (Jason's New Film)

33:07 - How Long Will the Film Be?

34:40 - What Inspired The Film?

36:51 - Future Films

37:53 - Film's Message About AI

39:33 - Being A Keynote Speaker

42:34 - Living In Cornwall

43:38 - Interest in Personal Health

47:45 - What Is A Good Life?

👤 GUEST:

𝕏 - https://x.com/JasonBradbury

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasonbradbury/

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bradbury

Website - https://www.jasonbradbury.com/

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In this episode, I speak to Philosopher Jeff Sebo about his thoughts on Artificial Intelligence, animals and minds, in addition to his life and career.

Jeff is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University.

The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week.

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:33 - Jeff's Philosophical Interests

2:28 - Why The Passion For This Work?

5:03 - We Interact With Billions Of Non-Humans

6:38 - Jeff's Early Life

8:37 - PhD Thesis: The Personal Is Political

11:41 - Working With The Legendary Derek Parfit

14:05 - New Book (The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why)

23:30 - What Signals Consciousness?

28:25 - Animals In Today's World

30:50 - Hope Of Lab-Grown Meat

35:52 - Suffering Digital Minds

42:28 - Jeff Pursuing A Comedy Career

44:44 - What Is A Good Life?

👤 GUEST:

𝕏 - https://x.com/jeffrsebo

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sebo

Website - https://jeffsebo.net/

New York Univesity Page - https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/jeff-sebo.html

Upcoming Book (The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moral-Circle-Matters-Norton-Short/dp/1324064803?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

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