Michael Lynch: What Happens When AI Becomes Smarter Than Humans?

Michael Lynch examines epistemic shock, truth-seeking challenges, and ethical risks from AGI emergence He examines the ethical risks AI poses to humanity and argues for deeper philosophical scrutiny of future technologies.SPONSORS:- Patreon: early access to ad‑free audio episodes! https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto donations: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal donations: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE merchandise: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices