Exploring the complexities of AI consciousness and the ethical dilemmas it poses. Delving into the neurobiological processes behind consciousness, the relationship between human and artificial consciousness, and the ethical implications of identifying consciousness in AI. Reflecting on AI consciousness through a Star Trek episode and navigating the ethical maze of artificial intelligence consciousness.

Three years ago this week we launched this podcast on a mission to show the world how AI touches our everyday lives. It's been our great honor and privilege to make it through three seasons, a global pandemic, an unbelievable nineteen (19!!) award nominations, and a whole lot of tests and demos.Goodbyes are very hard to say, so instead we'll leave you with some of the show's highlights and an invitation to follow us as we continue our journey with a new show called SHIFT. Sign up for updates at shiftshow.ai and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Credits:This series was created by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens with the support of Gideon Lichfield and Michael Reilly. Its producers have been Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. The editors have included Gideon Lichfield, Michael Reilly and Mat Honan with support from Karen Hao and Tate Ryan Mosley. You can thank Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski for the original music and excellent sound design. The weekly art was from Stephanie Arnett with album art from Eric Mongeon. Thanks for listening. 

Hidden away in our voices are signals that may hold clues to how we’re doing, what we’re feeling and even what’s going on with our physical health. Now, AI systems tasked with analyzing these signals are moving into healthcare.We meet:Lina Lakoczky-Torres, student at Menlo CollegeAngela Schmiede, Vice President of Menlo College.Grace Chang, CEO of KintsugiDavid Liu, CEO of Sonde HealthLiam Kaufman, former CEO of Winterlight Labs. Margaret Mitchell, Chief Ethics Scientist of Hugging FaceBjoern Schuller, professor of artificial intelligence at Imperial College LondonCredits:This episode was reported by Hilke Schellmann, produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green, edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett. Special thanks to the Knight Science folks at MIT for their support with this reporting. 

AI is used in farming in some ways you might not expect, like for tracking the health of crops—from space. We travel from test farms to labs in the second installment of our series on agriculture, AI, and satellites. We Meet:Joseph Liefer, senior product manager of autonomy at John DeereJulian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John DeereShely Aranov, CEO of InnerPlantRod Kumimoto, CSO of InnerPlantCredits:This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.

In this special episode we bring you a live taping between the "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton and MIT Technology Review's Senior Editor for AI Will Douglas Heaven. This conversation was recorded at EmTech Digital, our signature AI event, in the MIT Media Lab.Credits:This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Cambridge, Massachusetts with special thanks to Will Douglas Heaven, Amy Lammers and Brian Bryson. It was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, directed by Erin Underwood, and edited by Mat Honan.

This episode, we get an insider's look at the ongoing chip war from the person who wrote the book on it, Chris Miller, professor at Tufts University and the author of Chip War. Join us for a live conversation from the MIT Media Lab at Tech Review’s Future Compute conference.Credits:This episode was recorded and produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. We’re edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork from Stephanie Arnett.

I Was There When is an oral history project that’s part of the In Machines We Trust podcast. It features stories of how breakthroughs and watershed moments in artificial intelligence and computing happened, as told by the people who witnessed them.In this episode we meet Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus.CREDITS:This project was produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens, and Anthony Green. It was edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang with original music by Jacob Gorski. The art is from Eric Mongeon and Stephanie Arnett. It was recorded at the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada.LINKS:https://blog.ted.com/the-astounding-new-era-of-ai-notes-on-session-2-of-ted2023/https://www.technologyreview.com/topic/artificial-intelligence/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-vs-machines-with-gary-marcus/id1532110146

The term ‘smart city’ paints a picture of a tech-enabled oasis—powered by sensors of all kinds. But we’re starting to recognize what all these tools might mean for privacy. In this episode, we meet a researcher studying how this is being applied in Iran and visit one of the nation’s top smart cities, to learn how its efforts there have evolved over time.We Meet:University of Oxford and Article19 Human Rights Researcher Mahsa AlimardaniCity of Las Vegas Chief Innovation Officer Michael SherwoodCity of Hope Director of Campus Support Operations Mark ReedSounds:How will artificial intelligence change the cities we live in? - BBC Ideas via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxyCBimRyM ‘Smart’ cities promise economic and environmental benefits to the developing world - CBC News via YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u08A7yiTmu4 Singapore is building a city in China - CNBC via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP11XeIV1ZA Global Smart Cities - The China Current via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmiqHWD6Uc Footage appears to show Iranian riot police confronting students at university in Tehran - The Guardian via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQshPJohmg China: facial recognition and state control - The Economist via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2gMNrUuEY Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6KEy_QXvMCredits:This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.

The best definitions of AI are vague, largely lack consensus and represent a huge challenge for lawmakers and legal scholars looking to regulate it. But back to back breakthroughs and rapid adoption of generative AI tools are making it feel a lot more real to everybody else. We examine how it’s possible that alone might be enough to push conversations about ethics further into focus.We Meet:MIT Technology Review Senior AI Reporter Melissa HeikkiläMozilla President Mark SurmanIBM Chief Privacy Officer Christina MontgomeryUnited Nations AI Advisor Neil SahotaSounds:Advances in artificial intelligence raise new ethics concerns - PBS NewsHour via YouTube https://youtu.be/l5nTlHeqYOQHe loves artificial intelligence. Hear why he is issuing a warning about ChatGPT - CNN via YouTube https://youtu.be/THJysHMi81c  Credits:This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens and Melissa Heikkilä. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.

This episode we meet people building next generation tools for creativity who are thinking about how these AI models should be trained and deployed in order to be both useful and fair to artists.We hear from:Artist Holly HerndonAdobe CTO Digital Media Ely GreenfieldSoundful CEO Diaa El AllLinks:https://www.ted.com/talks/holly_herndon_what_if_you_could_sing_in_your_favorite_musician_s_voicehttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/03/1067786/ai-models-spit-out-photos-of-real-people-and-copyrighted-images/https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/16/1065247/artists-can-now-opt-out-of-the-next-version-of-stable-diffusion/Credits: This episode was produced by Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Jennifer Strong and Mat Honan, mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Jacob Gorski.