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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 and technology ethics • generative AI impacts on learning, work, expertise • autonomy, manipulation, surveillance, biometrics, privacy • human–AI agency, intentions, identity, empathy • healthcare and bioethics • relationships, intimacy, simulation harms • philosophy of technology traditionsThis podcast features interview-style conversations that use contemporary philosophy, ethics, and social science to examine artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Across episodes, hosts speak with researchers about how technologies shape human agency, identity, relationships, and institutions, and how ethical evaluation often depends on context rather than novelty or hype.
A recurring focus is how AI systems affect human understanding and decision-making: whether language models can meaningfully be described in terms of mental states such as intentions, how reliance on generative tools may change learning and expertise in education and workplaces, and what happens when people offload judgment, problem-solving, or self-knowledge to systems that provide fluent outputs. Several discussions explore the risks of deskilling, the tension between productivity and genuine learning, and how standards for “good enough” thinking or performance may quietly shift.
The show also returns to technology’s impact on autonomy and freedom, especially in digital environments designed to steer behavior. Topics include online manipulation and choice architecture, surveillance and privacy concerns tied to biometrics and data practices, and the broader political and cultural stakes of living under pervasive monitoring. Questions about disclosure, consent, and responsibility appear in applied settings such as medical AI and the ethics of clinicians’ use of machine-learning tools.
Human intimacy and embodiment are another major theme. Conversations examine technology-mediated relationships (including chatbots, robots, and virtual environments), the ethical status of simulated wrongdoing and harm in sexualized simulations, and how emerging reproductive technologies raise questions about trials, regulation, and justice. Alongside these applied debates, episodes draw on wider traditions in philosophy—such as Heidegger, Stoicism, Buddhist thought, Aztec ethics, Indigenous science and technology studies, and contemporary philosophy of mind—to frame technology not merely as a set of tools, but as a force that co-evolves with human life and reshapes what people value, notice, and become.
