Episode 74 In our new miniseries, we are talking about artificial intelligence, machine ethics, transhumanism, and what it means to be a human. In our first episode, we're talking about cyborgs and why you already are one. Will technology make us less human and will we even realize that it's happening? Does AI deserve rights? Should we create machines that can feel pain and suffering? How can playing God with machines help us to become better humans today?

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produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis

Show Notes Ship of Theseus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

21 grams - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment

The pineal gland as the seat of the soul - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pineal-gland/

Adam’s Conversation about Cyborbs during Sinai and Synapses - https://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/superheroes-and-everyday-cyborgs/

Loebner Prize - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loebner_Prize

https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2020/05/predictive-text-systems-change-what-we-write

The Animatrix - https://www.amazon.com/Animatrix-Complete-First-Season/dp/B004G7W9IY

Cylon Psychology - https://www.battlestarwiki.org/Humanoid_Cylon#Physiology_and_Psychology

Siri's Position On Abortion? A Glitch, Not Conspiracy, Apple Says - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/12/02/143067993/siris-anti-abortion-tendencies-a-result-of-technology-not-apple-conspiracy

The Algorithmic Justice League - https://www.ajl.org/