About this episode

Henry Shevlin discusses the implications of AI on our understanding of life and intelligence.

This new installment of the Worthy Successor series is an interview with Henry Shevlin, philosopher of cognitive science and AI ethicist at the University of Cambridge. In this conversation, Henry argues that many of the qualities we associate with life, intelligence, and moral value may not be confined to humans-or even to biology itself. As AI systems become increasingly agentic and autonomous, he suggests we may need to rethink some of our most fundamental assumptions about minds, conscio...

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Faggella

Guest: Henry Shevlin

Topics covered

• cognitive science
• AI ethics
• autonomous systems
• philosophy
• moral value
• intelligence

Keywords

• AI
• cognitive science
• ethics
• autonomy
• philosophy
• moral value
• intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Cambridge

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Trajectory podcast page.