Thinking Machines: AI & Philosophy

“Where are the good AI products?” asks Varun Shenoy, ML engineer in his latest blog post. Varun and I talk through:
  • What are the cool applications that exist? Why aren't there more of them?
  • What do (the few) good AI application companies have in common?
  • What technological or societal leaps are blocking the existence of more AI apps that matter?
  • The optimist case and the pessimist case for the near future of AI. As Varun puts it, what if the emperor has no clothes?
We'd love to hear what you think. Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or by email. You can reach me at daniel@slingshot.xyz.

Creators & Guests

Host
Daniel Reid Cahn
Founder @ Slingshot - AI for all, not just Goliath

What is Thinking Machines: AI & Philosophy?

“Thinking Machines,” hosted by Daniel Reid Cahn, bridges the worlds of artificial intelligence and philosophy - aimed at technical audiences. Episodes explore how AI challenges our understanding of topics like consciousness, free will, and morality, featuring interviews with leading thinkers, AI leaders, founders, machine learning engineers, and philosophers. Daniel guides listeners through the complex landscape of artificial intelligence, questioning its impact on human knowledge, ethics, and the future.

We talk through the big questions that are bubbling through the AI community, covering topics like "Can AI be Creative?" and "Is the Turing Test outdated?", introduce new concepts to our vocabulary like "human washing," and only occasionally agree with each other.

Daniel is a machine learning engineer who misses his time as a philosopher at King's College London. Daniel is the cofounder and CEO of Slingshot AI, building the foundation model for psychology.