The Emergent AI Podcast
Hosted by Nick Baguley & Justin Harnish
Exploring the future of intelligence, human-AI relationships, and the philosophical and technical frontiers of emergent systems.
About the Show
Welcome to The Emergent AI Podcast, a deep, thoughtful exploration of how artificial intelligence is reshaping our world, our institutions, and ourselves.
Co-hosted by Nick Baguley and Justin Harnish, each episode bridges cutting-edge AI research, complexity science, and the philosophical questions that define our age. Whether you are an AI professional, researcher, or curious thinker, this is your guide to thriving in a world powered by emergent intelligence.
What to Expect
- AI ethics and values
- Machine consciousness and agency
- Human-AI co-evolution
- Emergent behavior and complexity science
- Deep technical explorations with philosophical depth
Episodes
Machine Ethics: Do unto agents…
A deep dive into ethical decision-making in advanced systems. Can AI systems align with human values? Is consciousness required to care? How do embodiment and corrigibility factor in?
Machine Creativity: Spark or Fizzle?
Exploring whether machines can genuinely be creative or merely remix patterns. This episode challenges assumptions about novelty, analogy, and the essence of human vs. machine creation.
The Alignment Problem (Part 2): Machine Consciousness
Part two of a philosophical and technical look at whether AI could ever be conscious, and what moral relationships might emerge if it were.
The Alignment Problem (Part 1)
A foundational session exploring how AI systems can be aligned with human goals, values, and intentions, and what happens when misalignment arises.
Human-AI Symbiosis
A visionary look at how humans and AI will co-adapt in work and life, from augmentation to cyborg-like collaboration.
The Linguistic Singularity
Delving into how language shapes intelligence and how neural networks move from pattern matching to reasoning. This episode unpacks core ideas about meaning, language, and emergent cognition.
What Is Emergence and Why It Matters for AI?
The inaugural show sets the stage by exploring emergence, how complexity arises from simple interactions, and its relevance to modern AI.
About the Hosts
Nick Baguley
Nick is a CTO, AI strategist, and technologist with decades of experience building adaptive systems and agentic intelligence. On The Emergent AI, he brings practical depth and systems thinking to discussions about alignment, embodiment, and the future of human-AI interaction.
Justin Harnish
A leader in AI product, engineering, and philosophical discourse, Justin blends technical insight with big-picture thinking. His background bridges engineering, AI product leadership, and explorations of meaning and complexity.
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