#145 - Jason D. Batt, Ph.D. - Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine

About this episode

The episode explores the psychological implications of artificial intelligence through a conversation with Jason D. Batt, Ph.D.

"What are the deeper psychological needs trying to be met through this new technology? What are the hidden archetypal patterns at play in turning to the prospect of a different kind of mind, a mind not quite human, perhaps a mind that is more than human? In this liminal space, we find a spectrum of fantasies ranging from a coming utopia ushered in by the potentials of these immaculately conceived technologies, to the enslavement or destruction of humanity by rogue AI that has outsmarted its programmers."* WELCOME to such a rich episode, where t echnological philosopher, mythologist, futurist and author Jason D. Batt is talking in depth with me about AI in a psychological view. Here are some of the themes we go through together - and let me tell you, this is perspective shifting, and AI is going to be completely normal soon, so lets talk about it, here close to the ingress of Uranus into Gemini. -How t he book Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence- SOUL AND THE MACHINE came to be -Who decides what soul and humanity is? - What are the deeper psychological needs trying to be met through this new technology? -What is AI really reflecting back to us? How is it the…

People in this episode

Host: Mannah Guldager

Guest: Jason D. Batt, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• Depth Psychology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mythology
• Psychological needs
• Collective unconscious
• Technological philosophy

Keywords

• AI
• Depth Psychology
• Myth
• Technology
• Collective unconscious
• Humanity
• Robots
• Futurism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI, Uranus, Gemini

Books & works: Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine

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