web01.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:24:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Ai” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/ai Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0700 I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! en-us episodic A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers Jordan Myers I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! yes jordan, myers, philosophy, graduate, grad, school, PhD, USC, university, southern, california, interviews, ethics, philosopher, moral responsibility, philosophy of action, agency, reading group, discussion, university of houston, university of pittsburgh, existentialism, morality, political, mind, free will Jordan Myers platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Ep. 19 - Derek Leben: Pascal's Wager & Anti-Natalism for AI https://platoscave.fireside.fm/19 81fc16b8-c12a-42cb-b9a2-25d6a4fd1f6a Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciousness, our ability to control the course of AI development, and the meaning that grounds moral realism. 1:14:45 yes In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciousness, our ability to control the course of AI development, and the meaning that grounds moral realism. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://philosophynow.org/issues/139/PascalsArtificialIntelligence_Wager https://www.derekleben.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Robots-Design-Moral-Algorithm-ebook/dp/B07FN629T6 If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guest: Derek Leben. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, derek, leben, university, pitt, pittsburgh, johnstown, ai, artificial, intelligence, control, problem, sam, harris, elon, musk, pascal, wager, god, infinite, suffering, destroy, machine, universe, consciousness, hard, problem, materialism, ethics, bostrom, deutsche , In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciousness, our ability to control the course of AI development, and the meaning that grounds moral realism.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://philosophynow.org/issues/139/Pascals_Artificial_Intelligence_Wager
https://www.derekleben.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Robots-Design-Moral-Algorithm-ebook/dp/B07FN629T6

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Derek Leben.

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]]> In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciousness, our ability to control the course of AI development, and the meaning that grounds moral realism.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://philosophynow.org/issues/139/Pascals_Artificial_Intelligence_Wager
https://www.derekleben.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Robots-Design-Moral-Algorithm-ebook/dp/B07FN629T6

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Derek Leben.

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]]> Ep. 16 - Patrick Lee Miller: Be Right Back and The Entire History of You https://platoscave.fireside.fm/16 656c72d3-8bde-4f92-994f-32894262a02b Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well! 1:46:24 yes In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well! Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller https://twitter.com/Plato4Now https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021 If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, muckraker media, jordan, myers, Patrick, Lee, Miller, Be, Right, Back, The, Entire, History, You, netflix, black, mirror, analysis, charlie, brooker, grief, death, loss, technology, ai, jealousy, lust, grain, chip, mind, memory, sadness, emotion, review, denial, ash, martha, simulation, frued, In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller
https://twitter.com/Plato4Now
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller.

Support Plato's Cave

]]> In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller
https://twitter.com/Plato4Now
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller.

Support Plato's Cave

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