In this conversation, Zac and Alex discuss the limitations of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on human flourishing. They explore the role of intuition and embodiment in human understanding, and explore a Christian account of the development of understanding via the Sacraments. They also delve into the concept of emergent consciousness and the challenges of reducing the human mind to a material substrate or a product thereof.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:16 Misconceptions and Challenges of AGI
13:51 The Flawed Computational Theory of Mind
21:23 The Unfounded Idea of a Singularity
25:38 The Limitations of Large Language Models
32:04 Intuition and Embodiment in Human Understanding
33:55 The Sacraments and Embodied Experience
37:35 The Importance of Personhood in AI
46:28 The Dangers of Outsourcing Jobs to Robots
53:19 The Cultural and Societal Implications of AI
55:44 For next time: AI in Warfare? Ethical Concerns and Responsible Decision-Making

Books Discussed:
Hubert Dreyfuss: What Computers [Still] Can't Do--https://a.co/d/016fuh7L
Nick Bostrom: "A Letter from Utopia"--https://nickbostrom.com/utopia
Iain McGilchrist: The Master and His Emissary--https://a.co/d/03LzycwX