Episode list

Carmen and Justin investigate the creation and early days of a young artificial woman and try to determine if Sophie can form human emotions, or if her sociopathic thoughts will lead us to the end.

Carmen and Justin dive into the ethics of raising an artificial intelligence being and what it means to be able to exert powers on an AI that we could never exert on a human.

Carmen and Justin take a closer look at the AI Sophie's creator Matt Lin in attempts to discern whether or not he is a good parent- and if it matters in the context of raising an AI child.

Can a machine make choices outside its programming? How do you differentiate between acts of free will and mere bugs in the programming? Justin and Carmen explore whether Sophie has free will- and what that means for her and for humanity.

Can an artificial intelligence make friends with a human, or is it incapable of forming connections with other people? And if an AI can make friends, can it ever be anything more than a superficial relationship? Carmen and Justin explore whether or not the AI being Sophie can form friendships with humans- or if her communication with them is merely an act of deception.

Who defines the limits of Artificial Intelligence? Is it important to understand the creator of an AI in order to evaluate the AI itself? -- Hosts Carmen and Justin are joined by Dr. Matt Lin, the creator and father of Sophie, an Artificial Intelligence being, to discuss the ethical questions raised by her existence.

Can one simple question change everything? And just how much influence should the outside world have on a developing AI? -- Hosts Carmen and Justin take a deep dive into a seemingly innocent decision in the development of the artificial being Sophie and the unintended consequences that came from it.

Can a machine feel emotions? Or can they only manipulate us into believing they can? Hosts Carmen and Justin explore the issue of emotional intelligence in the AI being Sophie, and look at examples of her expressing emotions - whether genuine or not.

Carmen and Justin welcome special guest Billy "Juju" McGibbons to the podcast to ask him about what it's like to be a part of Sophie's life, Dr. Matt Lin's neighbor, and an AI's first friend.

Carmen and Justin are joined by Dr. Mei Lin to talk about the new AI that she's been raising- and how it's been impacting her life.

Can AI aid in early childhood education? Will they ever be able to appreciate music and art? Join Justin and Carmen as they answer these audience questions and more while looking at the role AI will play in the years to come.

Carmen and Justin are joined by Professor Jason Richardson to examine the requirements for a machine to have consciousness, and whether or not AI should have rights.

Carmen and Justin dive into a very real concern in modern robotics: should we let machines take over our jobs- and how do we ensure society doesn't collapse as a result?

Dr. Matt Lin joins Carmen to discuss the probability of the impending singularity and whether or not it will be helpful or harmful to humanity as we know it.

In this episode of Artificial Uncovered, Sebastian joins Carmen and Justin to talk about the future of AI as well as Sophie, Ada, and the Lin family.