<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">My guest this week is Matthew Sheffield, a writer, producer, and media entrepreneur. He hosts The Theory of Change podcast on The Flux network and when he’s not writing about our current political chaos he’s working away at an equally hard problem, that of consciousness in the age of AI.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Matt's recent article on AI and consicousness: https://plus.flux.community/p/its-like-this-why-your-perception</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music by GW Rodriguez</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Editing by Adam Wik</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sibling Pod:</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Philosophers in Space: <a target="_blank" href="https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/">https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Support us at <a target="_blank" href="https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid">Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at <a target="_blank" href="https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/">creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Next Episode: Secular Leadership with Darrel Ray</p>