Sentient DevelopmentsPodcast for the week of April 2, 2012.Topics for this week's episode: J. Hughes on democratic transhumanism, personhood theory, and AI; making brains: reverse engineering the human brain to achieve AI; Ben Goertzel and Eliezer Yudkowsky on the Singularity and timelines for AI; could a computer virus merge with a human virus?; and transhumanism meets the 'intelligence principle.'Tracks used in this episode:Meshuggah: "Behind the Sun"Modeselektor: "Green Light Go"Boards of Canada: "Aquarius"Grimes: "Eight"Podcast Feed | Subscribe via iTunes
Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of April 2, 2012. Topics for this week's episode: J. Hughes on democratic transhumanism, personhood theory, and AI; making brains: reverse engineering the human brain to achieve AI; Ben Goertzel and Eliezer Yudkowsky on the Singularity and timelines for AI; could a computer virus merge with a human virus?; and transhumanism meets the 'intelligence principle.' Tracks used in this episode: Meshuggah: "Behind the Sun"Modeselektor: "Green Light Go"Boards of Canada: "Aquarius"Grimes: "Eight"Podcast Feed | Subscribe via iTunes