{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b3fcafa16c1d2aa5c1643a/69fe0a6f385e8d5e30e59202?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 108 - Dawkins & The Claude Delusion ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67b3fcafa16c1d2aa5c1643a/1778256290879-ea86517e-a32f-4247-b722-d2ccc424bc72.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What happens when an EXTREMELY Rational atheist, who scoffs at others for believing in silly things like a magical sky daddy - aka ‘god’ ….</p><p>Starts believing that his computer -Or chatbot to be more precise- is ALIVE … and that she also happens to be a girl who is in awe of his brilliance 😍</p><p>Well, you’re about to find out … in ‘The Claude Delusion’.</p><p><br></p><p>Unlock the extended episode by subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos</p><p>—</p><p>My guest for this episode is Matthew Sheffield, who writes about philosophy, politics, cognition, tech &amp; AI. Find his work at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://plus.flux.community/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://plus.flux.community</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Links:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Matthew’s piece about Dawkins &amp; The Claude Delusion: <a href=\"https://plus.flux.community/p/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://plus.flux.community/p/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion</a></p><p>Find Dawkins archived posts here:</p><p><a href=\"https://archive.is/6RdK9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.is/6RdK9</a></p><p><a href=\"https://archive.is/1LugJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.is/1LugJ</a></p><p>My piece on New Atheist crossover w the Christian right for Flux: <a href=\"https://flux.community/eiynah-mohammed-smith/2022/02/i-never-thought-new-atheism-would-become-tool-christian-right/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://flux.community/eiynah-mohammed-smith/2022/02/i-never-thought-new-atheism-would-become-tool-christian-right/</a></p><p>Our previous Twitter Space on the IDW/Heterodoxsphere: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DtXZl7TEAcuhthrre1P9U?si=CVEn28JtQCWa7peHW1rctA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DtXZl7TEAcuhthrre1P9U?si=CVEn28JtQCWa7peHW1rctA</a></p><p>Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/grok-ai-praised-hitler-antisemitism-x-ntwnfb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/grok-ai-praised-hitler-antisemitism-x-ntwnfb</a></p>","author_name":"Eiynah Mohammed-Smith"}