Philosophy In Film
Hosted by Alain and Chris and Craig · Chris McTavish, Alain Beauclair and Craig Nickel
4.8from 79 ratings
- 108
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 79
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Philosophy In Film
A fun and accessible podcast that explores philosophical ideas and themes in popular films. Come join the conversation at "Philosophy in Film"!
- Publisher
- Chris McTavish, Alain Beauclair and Craig Nickel
- Category
- science · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Dec 2019
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
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Philosophy In Film - 108 - Ex Machina
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So this is known as the indistinguishability criterion. If one cannot distinguish them, then just as we assume other human beings have thought and consciousness, we should therefore assume reliably that machines have something similar. Now, as I said, this test is subject to all kinds of criticism, debate, fine tuning. But the basic idea is whether a machine can exhibit thought or intelligence in a way that we consider other human beings to exhibit thought and intelligence. And it's important to note, as Turing himself noted, that an issue is not whether the machine gets things right. It's not an issue of correctness like a calculator, but rather an issue of whether they display thought in the way that humans do. […]
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- 4.8 / 5
- 56 ratings
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Alain and Chris and Craig host the show. Published by Chris McTavish, Alain Beauclair and Craig Nickel.
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