"Ballast Existals" was a term the Nazis used for throwing overboard stuff that wasn't valued. "I think it's important, this is where I love what the Hebrew Christian scriptures say," he says. Even if I can't speak, even if I lose my limbs, even if I have dementia, I am still a child of God."
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.