In this episode, Lloyd and Geoff discuss what it would mean for a machine to exercise agency or volition. The conversation touches upon topics including quantum mechanics, ethics, metaphysics, causality, and parallel universes, in addition to Artificial Intelligence.
Episode Guide:
- 2:46 - Can Machines Have Free Will?
- 7:36 - Distinguishing Lies From Errors
- 14:06 - Libertarianism, Determinism, Compatibilism
- 21:41 - Comments on Causality
- 28:53 - The Unknowable Unknowns & Butterfly Effect
- 34:33 - The Multiverse & Quantum Suicide
- 41:50 - The Illusion of the Self & Linguistic Ambiguity
- 48:08 - Can Machines Have Free Will?
- 50:18 - The Anthropic Principle
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