Michael Baggot on Superintelligence and Transhumanism from a Catholic Perspective

Fr. Michael Baggot joins the podcast to provide a Catholic perspective on transhumanism and superintelligence. We also discuss the meta-narratives, the value of cultural diversity in attitudes toward technology, and how Christian communities deal with advanced AI.    You can learn more about Michael's work here:   https://catholic.tech/academics/faculty/michael-baggot   Timestamps:   00:00 Meta-narratives and transhumanism   15:28 Advanced AI and religious communities   27:22 Superintelligence   38:31 Countercultures and technology   52:38 Christian perspectives and tradition  01:05:20 God-like artificial intelligence   01:13:15 A positive vision for AI

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The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.