Dr. Picard: I think our brains are not evil, but that part of the inhibition is what we make choices about. Dr Holy Shaben: We learn how to control our ethical behavior by learning from others' examples and religious teachings. And so on and so forth. The moral code can be learned in a very different way than it's traditionally been taught," he says.
If new and improved A.I. tools can write your next essay, create Picasso-style art, or produce a believable deep-fake, it’s fair to ask: Are we manufacturing human brains?
In this episode, we dive into the complexity of the human brain — and what this means for morality, meaning, and purpose. You’ll hear from Dr. Rosalind Picard (MIT Media Lab) and Dr. Shahram Khoshbin (Harvard Medical School). This excerpt is from a Forum event at Harvard Medical School in 2016, and is moderated by Dr. Patrick Smith, a principal faculty member for the Initiative on Health, Religion, and Spirituality at Harvard Medical School.