#225 — Republic of Lies

Sam Harris speaks with Cameron Berg about whether AI systems are or could become conscious. They discuss self-reports in LLMs, what models say when deception is switched off, the "bliss attractor" state, consciousness and sentience, the hard problem of consciousness, parallels be ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Kathryn Paige Harden about behavioral genetics, moral luck, and the problem of blame. They discuss Harden's book Original Sin, the controversy over Charles Murray and Ezra Klein, why behavioral genetics remains taboo, the meaning of heritability, nature and ...  Show more

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Abby, Patrick, and Dan process last night’s Trump-Harris debate. They talk abo ...

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* Kamala finally submits to an interview

* A Cascade of Disappointment)

* A softball interview

* Flip, flop, flibbedy flop

* Wasted questions

* Just a question of grammar

* Code switch that racist wall

* Trump in the cemetery ...

Donald Trump and his supporters have rightly complained for weeks that Kamala Harris is dodging questions on her record, her platform and her litany of U-turns. Last night was a massive opportunity to ask those questions and land a decisive blow in the race for the White House. H ...  Show more