Episode 4: Philosophy in Pop Culture

Podcast episode 4: philosophy and pop culture

Max Peacock

February 10, 2022

Our Connected Future is the first season of the BMPD Storytellers podcast, hosted by Max Peacock. it is a series of conversational podcast episodes featuring experts on various aspects of technology. With guests, Max discusses digital storytelling, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and much more. The podcast aspires to incite critical reflection on the role of technology in today’s societies.

Why is it that western pop culture so often portrays intelligent machines as a future we ought to fear? Are we approaching a tipping point in the development of artificial intelligence? What constitutes ethical AI? In episode 4 of Our Connected Future, Max is joined by Philippe-Antoine Hoyeck, an Instructor in Carleton University’s Department of Philosophy, to discuss these questions. This semester, Phil is teaching a seminar class titled “Science Fiction and Philosophy” and a course called “Philosophy and Popular Culture.” In their conversation, Max and Phil explore the themes of these classes and unpack the fundamental concepts of AI ethics.

Max Peacock is a third-year student in the Bachelor of Media Production and Design program minoring in Entrepreneurship. He is a digital architect, aspiring philosopher, and optimistic futurist. Max uses digital storytelling to express his entrepreneurial worldview and incite critical reflection about the role of technology in society. He dreams of a future where technology augments the pursuit of a meaningful human life. In his podcast, Our Connected Future, Max explores tech innovation’s ethical implications and role in human progress.