The Pope Takes On AI (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI as addressed in the first Papal encyclical on the subject, alongside various geopolitical issues and a mystery guest.

A Greek pilgrimage, a mystery guest, and a Discord revival ... The first Papal encyclical devoted to AI ... Pope Leo: just war theory is outdated, and AI lets humans dodge accountability ... Anthropic tells the Pope about "mysterious, even unsettling" things inside AI ... Inside the "Kill Zone": How drones changed the Russia-Ukraine front ... Who gets replaced first: the soldier or the commander? ... Russia's hypersonic missiles and nuclear signaling ... Do drones favor the underdog? Plus a warning on Taiwan ... The Iran ceasefire wobbles as Israel pushes back ... Heading to Overtime: Greek mystery cults, Teilhard de Chardin, and Blade Runner ... Enter the Mystery Guest: Jeremy Eliosoff, Pause AI Canada ...

People in this episode

Host: Robert Wright

Guests: Nikita Petrov, Jeremy Eliosoff

Topics covered

• AI
• Papal encyclical
• drones
• Russia-Ukraine conflict
• Taiwan
• Iran ceasefire
• mystery guest

Keywords

• AI
• Pope
• drones
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Taiwan
• Iran
• Israel
• mystery guest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anthropic

Places: Russia, Ukraine, Taiwan, Iran, Israel

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