John Lennox
Guest on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
John Lennox is a Northern Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist. He is best known for his work on the relationship between science and religion, his books on faith, ethics and AI, and his public debates with prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. He is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford and a prominent speaker on Christianity and science.
Products they talk about
2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity👍 Recommends
…discussing john's books on artificial intelligence and concerns about technology
“You wrote this book and the word AI is on it. It says, God, AI, and the end of history. Why are you so concerned, dare I say, about artificial intelligence as a leading pioneer in maths and sort of philosophical thinking? Well, because I'm interested in the bigger picture. I wrote two books, one in 2020, called 2084, is the title of my book, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. And then the publishers asked me to update it in 2024. So there's a second edition twice as big. And it is my main work on AI.”
on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow💬 Mentioned
…discussing harari's transhumanist vision and book on humans becoming gods
“One of the people who's spreading that kind of transhumanist vision is the Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari. And he's written a book called Homo Deus, The Man-God. And that really made me prick up my ears because I know enough about this book here, the Bible, to realize that the drive for humans towards self-deification is making themselves gods.”
on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Matter With Things👍 Recommends
…referencing mcgilchrist's book on brain hemispheres and their different cognitive approaches
“One of the people who've influenced my thinking about AI a lot is Dr. Ian McGilchrist, the author of this fascinating book called The Matter With Things. And he has studied the fact that this brain has two hemispheres, two halves. Both halves are involved in almost every cognitive event. But the two different halves have different ways of paying attention to the world.”
on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett