Artificial Uncovered

Can Free Will Be Programmed?

Episode Summary

Can a machine make choices outside its programming? How do you differentiate between an act of free will and a mere bug in the programming?

Episode Notes

Can a machine make choices outside its programming? How do you differentiate between an act of free will and a mere bug in the programming?

In this episode, hosts Justin and Carmen explore whether or not the AI being Sophie has free will— and if she does, what that means for her and for humanity.

Created by Bernie Su and Evan Mandery, Artificial Uncovered is a brand new sci-fi podcast discussing the real issues in modern artificial intelligence. La Trice Harper (Carmen) and Justin Lee (Justin) star in this weekly narrative podcast produced by 96 Next. Written by Jen Enfield-Kane.

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