About this episode

Matt Seybold discusses the present and future of AI speculation at the Wake Forest Humanities Institute Spring Symposium.

As part of the Spring Symposium at the Wake Forest Humanities Institute, Matt Seybold discusses the present and future of AI speculation, including an extended discussion with Wake Forest faculty. Cast (in order of appearance): Jennifer Greiman, Matt Seybold, Derek Lee, Michaela Appeltova, Nisrine Rahal, Barry Trachtenberg, Jeff Bills-Solomon, Dean Franco, Amanda Gengler Date Recorded: April 29, 2026 Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby

People in this episode

Host: Matt Seybold

Guests: Jennifer Greiman, Derek Lee, Michaela Appeltova, Nisrine Rahal, Barry Trachtenberg, Jeff Bills-Solomon, Dean Franco, Amanda Gengler

Topics covered

• AI speculation
• future of AI
• humanities
• academic discussion
• technology
• Wake Forest

Keywords

• AI
• speculation
• Wake Forest
• humanities
• technology
• discussion
• future

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wake Forest Humanities Institute

Books & works: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby

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