We're building artificial intelligence the way we built nuclear weapons, without the wisdom to manage it. Neuroscientist and AI ethics advisor Dr. Dave Hester argues that regulation isn't coming from Congress; it's coming from you, your company, and the engineers who know the real risks. If the researchers behind GPT and Claude are asking for a slowdown, we should pay attention.
This is not a podcast about AI slop or image filters. This is about the moment right before we decide whether AI serves everyone or just the people who can afford it. It's also about consciousness, multiverse theory, why your brain is constantly connecting memories you didn't know were there, and how to actually change a habit (spoiler: it's not willpower).
We also discuss:
• What most AI mental health chatbots get dangerously wrong
• Why psychedelics are helping combat veterans more than the VA ever did
• The neuroscience of why some people have no internal dialogue and how that changes their life
• Genetic engineering, CRISPR, and who really gets access
• The Seattle tech ecosystem and what makes the Pacific Northwest different
• How your kids' brains are literally outpacing education
• Whether a second version of you exists in another multiverse
Guest: Dr. Dave Hester (LinkedIn: go4dave, bio.site/musingyu)
Host: Jason Cavness (The Jason Cavness Experience, linkedin.com/in/jasoncavness)
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