Michael Baggot on Superintelligence and Transhumanism from a Catholic Perspective

Fr. Michael Baggot joins the podcast to provide a Catholic perspective on transhumanism and superintelligence. We also discuss the meta-narratives, the value of cultural diversity in attitudes toward technology, and how Christian communities deal with advanced AI.   

You can learn more about Michael's work here:   https://catholic.tech/academics/faculty/michael-baggot  

Timestamps:  

00:00 Meta-narratives and transhumanism  

15:28 Advanced AI and religious communities  

27:22 Superintelligence  

38:31 Countercultures and technology  

52:38 Christian perspectives and tradition 

01:05:20 God-like artificial intelligence  

01:13:15 A positive vision for AI