S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Oct 08, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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Episode description
When her best friend suddenly died she collected all his texts and digital communication and created a chat bot in his image.
Jay Shapiro speaks with best selling author, philosopher, and writer Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about immortality, philosophical maturity, and the ethics and wisdom of grief.
As always co-hosts Coleman Hughes and Jay Shapiro take a deep philosophical dive into the fraught emotional waters.
This episode was inspired by an article in The Verge by Casey Newton which can be read here: https://www.theverge.com/a/luka-artificial-intelligence-memorial-roman-mazurenko-bot
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