Challenging our beliefs for a brighter future. Dare to rethink how we live and think in today's society?
Together with brilliant minds across the world, we are connecting the dots between philosophy, technology, society, science and progressive thought.
Hosted by Tech Philosopher Maria Selting, who truly believes that all progress in society starts with asking the question “why?”. She is on a mission to challenge the way we think and live in today's society, to co-create a brighter future.
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Can AI and machines be conscious?
Mike Johnson, a philosopher and neuroscientist studying the structure of experience, emotion, and cognition, believes machines can be conscious. But not in the same way as humans.
In this episode, we dive into the science of consciousness and frameworks for approaching the question of whether or not AI and machines can be conscious.
We also discuss what it means if an AI can become conscious – is it a good or a bad thing?
You’ll learn:
• How you can approach AI consciousness through a scientific lens
• Why Mike Johnson believes machines can be conscious, according to his theories
• Potential implications of machine consciousness – do we need to stop the AI advancement or can a conscious AI help humanity?
• Implications for tech executives and why they should care about AI consciousness
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16 Dec 2025
Future of Design: Life-Centered Design
What happens if we don't just put humans, but all life on Earth, at the centre when we design businesses, products and services?For the past decades, we've designed our societies and products putting humans at the centre – so-called human-centered design. At what cost? Our planet, fuelled by the consumption of oil. The good news is that the tools to design businesses, services and products in symbiosis with the planet already exist. It is called life-centered design. In this episode, I've interviewed the Swedish design ecologist and systems innovation strategist Anna Gyllenklev, about life-centered design and how this can benefit businesses.You'll learn:1. What is life-centered design and why businesses should care2. The basic principles of life-centered design3. Real-life examples of how products or services could be designed according to life-centered design 4. What would be the business reasons or benefits of caring about these design principles5. What would be a simple way to get started
15 May 2025
Should you let AI tell you who you are and what you should do?
In today’s episode, we’re interviewing Muriel Leuenberger who is a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy at the Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich.
She works on ethics of technology with a focus on generative AI and neuroethics. In those fields, she analyses the impact of different technologies on identity, authenticity and meaning in life.
We dive into her latest research paper ‘Should you let AI tell you who you are and what you should do?”. We discuss to what extent AI actually can impact who you are and your process of self-creation.
Some questions we address:
How do humans form their identify?
How could lack of randomness, and bad choices, prevent you from finding out who you are?
What could be the implications if we let AI provide recommendations in most aspects of our lives?
Where do we draw the line between harmless suggestions and deeper influence over our identity or life choices?
What does a future where we get AI right look like?
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