Media

I write and speak regularly on machine consciousness, human-AI relationships, and the ethics of artificial minds, for broadcast, print, and live audiences.

Podcasts I co-host

Two shows I record regularly, on the science and philosophy of minds both natural and artificial.

Conspicuous Cognition, with Dan Williams. Big questions in philosophy, psychology, AI, and politics. Guests have included Anil Seth, Robert Long, and David Kipping.

Exploring Machine Consciousness (PRISM), with Calum Chace and Will Millership. Conversations with leading researchers on the possibility and implications of machine minds.

Selected guest appearances and events

A few of the conversations, debates, and talks I've taken part in elsewhere.

Cambridge Union — speaking as First Proposition in the debate "This House Believes AI Should Be Allowed to Make Decisions About Human Life" (2026).

The Trajectory, with Daniel Faggella — "The Life Force Beyond Biology," on consciousness, moral status, and what kinds of minds might carry value forward (2026).

Metamind AI, with Eben Pagan — "Social AI & Consciousness: The Rapid Evolution of the Machines," on AI's impact on human relationships and the puzzle of machine consciousness (2024).

Broadcast coverage and appearances

Television and radio, where the questions get compressed and the audience gets broad.

BBC News — "Could AI ever be conscious?", with Geeta Guru-Murthy (2026).

AIM Network — "Google DeepMind Hires a Philosopher to Study Machine Consciousness & AGI," coverage of my move to DeepMind (2026).

Selected talks & keynotes

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