Episode 62: John Johnson on Artificial Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Theology, and Freedom
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with John Johnson on the philosophical and theological implications of artificial intelligence and its impact on human identity and freedom.
In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with John Johnson, founder and CEO of Patmos Technologies. We discuss some of the philosophical and theological dimensions of AI, the error of reducing the person to consciousness, the nature of personhood, the problem of commodification, and possible implications of artificial intelligence on human identity freedom, and morality. One Note: This podcast was recorded before Pope Leo XIV released his encyclical, Magnificent Humanity which is why we don’t refer to it. A key theme we discuss the importance or embodiment in understanding the human person. We discuss the dangers of data centralization, behavior modification, the alignment problem in AI. John also shares some of his insights on how he built his company, Patmos to provide services in a “parallel” economy that respects individual agency and freedom and tries to bypass the alliance between the state and big tech. We discuss a number of things including: * The error of viewing the person in terms of digital technology and AI * The limitations of “consciousness” in understanding personhood * The importance of the body in understanding our humanity * Artificial…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Matheson Miller
Guest: John Johnson
Topics covered
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human Intelligence
- Theology
- Personhood
- Commodification
- Freedom
- Morality
Keywords
- AI
- personhood
- behavior modification
- transhumanism
- digital technology
- alignment problem
- humanity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Patmos Technologies
Books & works: Magnificent Humanity
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