Thinking Machines: AI & Philosophy

Daniel hosts our Founding Engineer, Edwin Zhang to unravel the balance in Design Driven Developments. Key things they cover:
  • The conundrums faced when balancing user wants with real, valuable needs - showcasing our stance on "Doing what people need, not just what they want."
  • A peek into the futuristic vision of browsers like Arc and how we regard the Browser Company.
  • The harmonious dance between engineering-driven, customer-driven, data-driven, and design-driven developments.
  • The delicate art of prioritising features based on feasibility, utility, and the tech's cool factor.
  • The transformative power of machine learning in reshaping user interactions and breaking new grounds.
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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 and "Is the Turing Test outdated?", introduce new concepts to our vocabulary like "human washing," and only occasionally agree with each other.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.