Jason Palmer

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3,896 appearances 104 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 3d ago

Jason Palmer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 104 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 32.

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The Intelligence from The Economist · I, robot? AI and consciousness · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

What is the evidence that AI even could become conscious? voice-verified

But there's a lot wrapped up in those words compared to humans, right? voice-verified

Like they will be different. voice-verified

There's a school of thought that basically living things have consciousness and machines don't, can't. voice-verified

Okay, we've gone just about as far as we can go on this thorny question in the time allotted. voice-verified

Just tell me this. voice-verified

You've spoken to countless scientists, philosophers, all sorts of people about this. voice-verified

Where have you landed on this question? voice-verified

alex thanks very much for your time voice-verified

This is a great time to point out this week's episode of Insider, our veil-lifting video series. voice-verified

Joining my boss of all bosses, Zannie Minton-Bettos, this week is Yuval Noah Harari. voice-verified

To call him a big ideas guy is understating the case. voice-verified

After a string of best-selling, world-best-writing books, he's now turned his attention to AI, what he calls the biggest psychological and social experiment in human history. voice-verified

He reckons AIs will come to control civilization and considers what it'll mean to be a human in that world. voice-verified

If you're a digital subscriber, Insider is already included in your subscription. voice-verified

If you're listening for free, you can watch extended clips via the link in the show notes. voice-verified

Anne Rowe is The Economist's obituaries editor. voice-verified

made. voice-verified

That's all for this episode of The Intelligence. voice-verified

The show's editors are Chris Impey and Jad Gill. voice-verified

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