We live in times of unprecedented change and confusion – identity politics, war, loneliness, social division, the promise and the threat of artificial intelligence, woke culture…I believe that Judaism has answers. But these answers need to be unpacked.SHMOOZING is more than a podcast. It’s a platform to create a community of thoughtful voices on important topics, from personal to social, from communal to global. Let’s explore how Torah can provoke us to deepen our understanding of the times we live in, confront the challenges we face, and bring some light into the world.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 hours 41 minutes
episode 20: Ep 20- Interview with Dr Harris Bor: Staying Human in the Age of AI
Harris Bor is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies and English barrister (trial advocate). He holds a PhD in theology from Cambridge University, is a rabbinic scholar with the Montefiore Endowment, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and University College London. Dr Bor is also a member of the AI Faith & Civil Society Commission...
episode 19: Ep 19- The Rabbi & AI: Can You Be Good Without God?
Last week's debate with ChatGPT on the question of God's existence really created a wave of interest. Hundreds of new downloads and subscribers. It's fascinating to see how far AI bots can be reasoned with, can be pushed out of their programmed nature to be "balanced", and to learn new information. This week's episode continues with related topic- Is there such a thing as morality without God?
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episode 18: Ep 18- I Got ChatGPT to Believe in God
I asked ChatGPT to act as a human and, using the vast library of knowledge at it's disposal, to defend atheism. AND, to not worry about being "balanced" or politically correct; to take a stand a defend it. ChatGPT got frustratingly evasive at some points, especially toward the end.... just like us humans.
And has a great ending!
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episode 17: Ep 17- The Day Google Translates the Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel was humanity's epic attempt at total unification. God wasn't pleased and made them disperse and speak different languages. Now we're able to undo the curse. Will God be pleased this time around?
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episode 16: Ep 16- Forbidden Fruit 2.0: Taking Another Byte
This episode explores how a Tree of Knowledge got humanity kicked out of paradise and how Artificial Intelligence might bring us back. But don't forget- it's a Tree of Knowledge of good AND evil.
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episode 15: Ep 15- Artificial Intelligence: Are Humans Becoming Machines?
We get confused sometimes about the advances of AI. Are bots and avatars, Siri and ChatGPT and Replika becoming human? Do they feel, think, choose?
In the last year, machines have definitely come closer to human functioning far more than ever before. But isn't it still just a programmed computer?
Maybe part of the confusion lies less in how machines are becoming more human, and more in how we are becoming more like machines...
episode 14: Ep 14- Artificial Intelligence: Are Machines Becoming Human?
In this episode we start to unravel where the new breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are taking us. Can computers think for themselves? Feel? Be sentient? Make choices?
The more that technology advances, the more these lines will get blurred. If we want to understand the limits of machines, we need to start by understanding what genuinely makes us human.
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episode 13: Ep 13- When Smart People Say Not Smart Things- Astrophysicist Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson
Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson is possibly today's most recognized scientist. Some call him the Einstein of our generation.
His presentations go from explaining the galaxies, to climate change to God, religion, suffering and meaning of life. Let's see how an astrophysicist approaches the deeper questions of life.
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Ep 13- When Smart People Say Not Smart Things- Astrophysicist Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson
Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson is possibly today's most recognized scientist. Some call him the Einstein of our generation.
His presentations go from explaining the galaxies, to climate change to God, religion, suffering and meaning of life. Let's see how an astrophysicist approaches the deeper questions of life.
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episode 12: Ep 12- 3 Reasons Why God Matters
"Life is what it is. And no one can say with certainty that God exists, so why bother asking the question? One day I guess we'll all find out!"
What difference does it make to life if there is, or there isn't a God? This episode examines three critical areas of life that assume radically different perspectives based on where we land on this question.
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