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 adv
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Show Notes
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