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Welcome to AITEC Podcast, where we explore the ethical side of AI and emerging tech.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ AI ethics and philosophy of technology • large language models: intention, theory of mind, speech acts • manipulation, biometrics, privacy, surveillance • AI in education, deskilling, expertise • medical AI, disclosure, reproductive tech • human–robot relationships, simulation ethicsThis podcast explores ethical and philosophical questions raised by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies through extended interviews with researchers and scholars. Across the episodes, discussions frequently examine what current AI systems are and are not capable of—especially large language models—by drawing on philosophy of mind and language to analyze concepts like intention, understanding, communication, and whether AI can genuinely perform acts such as asserting, promising, or manipulating. Several conversations connect these conceptual issues to safety and trust, including risks of overreliance, strategic behavior, and the ways AI can reshape human decision-making.
A second recurring theme is how technology alters social life, identity, and relationships. Topics include AI-mediated intimacy and companionship, the ethics of simulating harmful acts in virtual or robotic contexts, and the impact of biometric identification and personal-data tracking on autonomy, privacy, and personal identity. The show also addresses digital manipulation and “choice architecture,” exploring when interface design and nudging undermine freedom or become forms of domination.
Education, work, and expertise appear as major applied areas, with attention to deskilling, learning-by-doing, surveillance, and the organizational consequences of delegating cognition to automated tools. Medical and bioethical issues also feature prominently, including machine learning in clinical contexts, disclosure to patients, and governance of novel reproductive technologies such as artificial wombs.
Throughout, the podcast situates contemporary debates within broader traditions in philosophy of technology and ethics, drawing on thinkers and frameworks ranging from Heidegger and Sloterdijk to Stoic, Buddhist, Indigenous, and Aztec perspectives on meaning, attention, flourishing, and what it means to live well alongside powerful technologies.
