LFP 137: Perspectives on Machine Consciousness
Our topic in this episode is a new book that has just been published, “Perspectives on Machine Consciousness”. It contains 26 chapters written by a total of 31 authors, who include a wide range of dis...
8 Loka 36min
LFP 136: Steve Keen - Will economists destroy capitalism?
Our guest today is Professor Steve Keen, an economist and author best known for his long-standing critique of mainstream neoclassical economics. He was one of the relatively few economists to warn pub...
9 Syys 40min
LFP 135: Pat Kane & Indra Adnan - If politics is broken, what's the alternative?
Our guests in this episode are Pat Kane and Indra Adnan, the co-convenors of The Alternative Global. That project was launched in 2017 with the question, “If politics is broken, what’s the alternative...
24 Elo 44min
LFP 134: Ewan McMillan - AI overhang and economics impact
We are continuing our investigation into the implications of the Economic Singularity, the time when we need a new economic system because full automation by AI means that people can no longer obtain ...
12 Elo 37min
LFP 133: Oliver Ritchie - Waking up Economists
We are continuing our investigation into the implications of the Economic Singularity, the time when we need a new economic system because full automation by AI means people can no longer obtain the r...
4 Elo 40min
LFP 131: Ben Luong - The Discontinuity Thesis
AI-driven automation of cognitive labour is not merely another technological transition but a structural discontinuity that will end, sooner or later, the central role of wages in how society operates...
28 Kesä 34min
LFP 130: Gerry Tsoukalas and Brett Falk - The AI Automation Layoff Trap
This episode continues our investigation into the implications of advanced AI for jobs, and specifically, how to design an economic system that makes a huge success of full automation by AI. Back in 2...
1 Kesä 41min
