Season 3, Episode 8: On Longtermism and AI -- A Conversation with Prof. David McNeill

Watch Ahmed Bouzid’s interview with Prof. David McNeill, a philosopher and scholar of the history of European philosophy, now working as an independent researcher and writer. He formerly served as the Robert Aird Chair of Humanities at Deep Springs College, prior to which he taught for ten years at the University of Essex in the UK. The main focus of his work is the relation between practical and theoretical reason.
Links:
- Book: www.psupress.org/books/titles...
- Academia Profile: independent.academia.edu/Davi...
- Paper: The Shape of Citizenship: Extraordinary Common Meaning and Constitutional Legitimacy
scholarship.law.georgetown.ed...
- 3 Day Webinar (August 2023): "No, We Don’t Live In A F%#*ing Simulation"
www.law.georgetown.edu/privac...
- Key terms:
* Longtermism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longter...
* Simulation hypothesis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulat...