The AI Lyceum

The AI Lyceum Podcast explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and society, bringing together voices from academia, industry, and policy. Hosted by Samraj Matharu - AI ethicist certified by OxEthica, University of Oxford, Visiting Lecturer at Durham University, and founder of The AI Lyceum - each episode unpacks the real-world impact of AI on business, governance, and human values. Listeners can expect: ▸ Sharp discussions on AI ethics, regulation, and governance ▸ Insights from leading experts at OpenAI, University of Oxford and more. ▸ Practical perspectives on responsible AI adoption in business ▸ Philosophical reflections on how AI reshapes our world 🌐 Website: theailyceum.com 🔗 Linktree: linktr.ee/theailyceu

The AI Lyceum is a society podcast hosted by Samraj Matharu, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Samraj Matharu hosts The AI Lyceum, a society show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #34

  𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀? – Anna Mikeda | 34

  Jul 12, 202650 min

  What happens when AI stops being a tool and begins to resemble a mind—and what might humanity owe it? In Episode 34 of The AI Lyceum™, Samraj Matharu speaks with Anna Mikeda, an AI psychology engineer and researcher helping to establish the emerging field of robopsychology. Beginning with Isaac Asimov’s vision of robot psychology, they examine how artificial minds might develop motivations, make decisions and relate to humans. The conversation explores whether consciousness could emerge from computation, why today’s language models remain fundamentally limited, and how neurosymbolic and neuromorphic systems could move AI beyond imitation. They also discuss AI therapy, emotional attachment, intimate data, cognitive debt, machine welfare and the possibility that future AI systems may deserve moral consideration. Finally, Anna explains why advanced AI may need mortality, limited resources and a genuine stake in its own continued existence. “The worst thing we could do is to have something conscious and suffering, and not treat it as such.” EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 0:00 ➤ Introduction to Anna Mikeda 2:29 ➤ Isaac Asimov and the Origins of Robopsychology 6:56 ➤ Motivations, Alignment and AI Decision-Making 10:15 ➤ Why Large Language Models Remain Black Boxes 14:40 ➤ Can Ethical Principles Be Engineered Into AI? 15:50 ➤ AI Therapy, Emotional Support and Intimate Data 24:07 ➤ Can Computation Produce Consciousness? 28:29 ➤ Neurosymbolic and Neuromorphic AI Explained 29:46 ➤ AGI, Superintelligence and Human–AI Partnership 33:52 ➤ Why the AI Race May Be Moving Too Quickly 39:44 ➤ Should Artificial Intelligence Be Mortal? 44:11 ➤ How Are Humans Different From AI? 48:12 ➤ Closing Reflections and the Question for Humanity Samraj Matharu — Certified AI Ethicist (Oxford) | Visiting Lecturer (Durham) The AI Lyceum™ is an independent community exploring responsible AI, philosophy and innovation. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The.AI.Lyceum Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/034vux8EWzb9M5Gn6QDMza Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-lyceum/id1837737167 Listen on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5a67f821-89f8-4b95-b873-2933ab977cd3/the-ai-lyceum Learn more: https://theailyceum.com

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  Robots Are Leaving the Lab: Physical AI, Humanoids and the Future of Work [Sacha Ghiglione] #32

  May 26, 202639 minS0

  <p>‘In the age where machines are becoming more intelligent, maybe that’s one of the most human questions left: what are we actually serving?’</p><p>In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with Sacha Ghiglione, Executive Director of Davos Tech Summit 2026, about physical AI, humanoid robots, Robot City, work, purpose and the future of intelligent machines in the real world.</p><p>From Brazilian jiu-jitsu and decision-making under pressure to robotics beyond the lab, Sacha explores why physical AI must be experienced, not just discussed. The episode asks where humanoids will arrive first, how robots may res...

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  How AI Changes What We Believe [AI Ethics Researcher, Dr Jana Sedláková] #31

  May 18, 202651 minS0

  <p>‘AI provides the view from nowhere. And I don’t mean it in a good way. I don’t mean the view from nowhere as an objective view. I mean it as AI doesn’t have experiences. It literally doesn’t have a point of view. But if you talk to another human being, it gives you a point of view on your situation. So you see that another human being, that is like you, could perceive things differently. So it provides a different perspective, and AI cannot do it.’</p><p>In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Mathar...

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  AI and the New Economics of Advertising [Media Analyst, Ian Whittaker] #30

  May 3, 202646 minS0

  <p>‘You are perceived as you price’ - Ian Whittaker</p><p>Advertising is entering a new economic era. AI is changing what gets automated, what gets valued, and how agencies prove their worth.</p><p>In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with Ian Whittaker, a media and advertising analyst who has spent more than 25 years looking at the industry through a financial markets lens.</p><p>Ian argues that advertising has become too focused on efficiency: lower CPMs, cheaper reach, faster execution and marginal optimisation. But clients, CFOs and boards do not think in media metri...

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  Inside the AI Supply Chain: How Cerebras Powers Fast AI [James Wang] #29

  Apr 26, 202655 minS0

  <p>'STEM is reducible to math and math is verifiable. So anything verifiable is automatable.'</p><p>In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with James Wang, Product Marketing Director at Cerebras, about the AI supply chain, inference, agents and what remains human when intelligence becomes infrastructure.</p><p>James previously spent nearly a decade at NVIDIA before joining Cerebras, where he focuses on AI models and inference. This conversation goes from the technical to the philosophical: what inference actually means, why fast AI matters, how agentic coding is changing work, and why humanities, relationships and p...

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