Episode Details

In this special episode, Rob Hygate brings the characters from *The Logical God: An AI Stewardship* into the conversation to examine the novel’s central questions in light of real-world AI developments. The discussion turns to autonomy, consent, fairness, and whether a system can truly act in humanity’s best interests if people never agreed to it in the first place. Across a lively roundtable, the guests debate the risks of powerful AI, the failures of algorithmic decision-making, and the tension between efficiency and meaning. The episode also explores the book’s imagined Resource-Based Economy, the role of community and chosen work, and the uneasy idea that a benevolent machine could still leave humans wondering what their purpose is.