About this episode

In this episode, Glenn Loury and guests discuss various topics including the aftermath of Trump's presidency, AI consciousness, and insights from the Dune novels.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Scott Dolan asks what our best path forward is after Trump. Aaron Cara presents a theory about Glenn and John's disagreement over Trump’s presidency. Michael Maloney asks what Glenn and John think of a recent study of deceptiveness and claims of consciousness by AI . Jason proposes an intriguing parallel between AI and the cotton gin . Yan Shen asks what, if anything, the Dune novels can teach us about the Trump era . And finally, BB asks how important Glenn and John think “technical expertise” is when commenting on issues of broad social concern. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported , so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one . The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year , you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Loury

Guests: Scott Dolan, Aaron Cara, Michael Maloney, Jason, Yan Shen, BB

Topics covered

• Trump presidency
• AI and consciousness
• deceptiveness study
• social commentary
• technical expertise
• Dune novels
• audience support

Keywords

• Trump
• AI
• deceptiveness
• Dune
• technical expertise
• social issues
• audience support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Glenn Show, Substack

Books & works: Dune

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