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Empathy Unbound: Embrace Your Superpower

Empathy Unbound: Embrace Your Superpower

Andrew Phipps 132 Episodes Aug 4, 2026

Empathy has disappeared from our society, impacting politics, the economy, the environment, and social life. This podcast explores the need for empathy in our everyday lives. Host Andrew Phipps welcomes diverse guests from around the world to discuss and debate why we need empathy unbound.

Episodes

Professor Joanna Bryson: "You Don't Have a Relationship With AI, You Have One With Yourself
Professor Joanna Bryson: "You Don't Have a Relationship With AI, You Have One With Yourself Aug 4, 2026 3161 Professor Joanna Bryson, one of AI ethics' most influential and longest serving voices, joins Andrew Phipps to argue that we don't form relationships with AI so much as project familiar human patterns onto a system that has none of the bidirectionality a real relationship requires. The conversation ranges from legal liability for AI generated harm and whether tech giants like Palantir amount to a
Why AI Ethics Can't Be Yes or No: Dr. Anna Strasser on "INBETWEENISM"
Why AI Ethics Can't Be Yes or No: Dr. Anna Strasser on "INBETWEENISM" Jul 23, 2026 3913 Dr. Anna Strasser is a Berlin-based philosopher working on agency, social cognition and the philosophy of mind in the age of AI. She helped build the DigiDan project, an AI system trained to write like philosopher Daniel Dennett, and in a blind test designed to distinguish the real Dennett's answers from the AI's, she got fooled herself, despite having prepared the training data.Andrew and Anna ta
Professor Sven Nyholm: Is AI the New Religion? A Philosopher on AI, Ethics, and Meaning
Professor Sven Nyholm: Is AI the New Religion? A Philosopher on AI, Ethics, and Meaning Jul 16, 2026 4923 Sven Nyholm is Professor of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. His work spans Kantian ethics, human-robot interaction and the philosophy of technology, and he's just published a new book, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction.Andrew and Sven talk about who is actually responsible when an AI system causes harm, why some philosophers argue we hold machines
"Keep Her Alive Long Enough for Technology to Catch Up" | Hanna Bauer on Love, Leadership, and AI
"Keep Her Alive Long Enough for Technology to Catch Up" | Hanna Bauer on Love, Leadership, and AI Jul 10, 2026 3652 Hanna Bauer spent much of her childhood in a coronary care unit, unable to attend school, waiting. She had her first heart attack at ten. A second followed two weeks later. An open heart surgery failed. What kept her alive, she now knows, was not medication or monitors. It was love, and the decision of a surgical team to attempt something no one had ever done.www.heartnomics.comhttps://www.linkedi
Stephany Oliveros: AI Literacy, Women in Tech, and Why the Future Depends on Who Builds It
Stephany Oliveros: AI Literacy, Women in Tech, and Why the Future Depends on Who Builds It Jun 30, 2026 3618 Stephany Oliveros is a three-time founder, AI researcher, and product lead working at the intersection of human behaviour, technology, and social impact. Originally from Venezuela, she studied medical physics, spent two years in veterinary school, moved to Spain, retrained in psychology, and eventually found her way to AI after watching the AlphaGo documentary by Google DeepMind. She is now founde
Professor Robert Sparrow: AI Companions, Grief Bots, and the Philosophy of Machines That Cannot Mean What They Say
Professor Robert Sparrow: AI Companions, Grief Bots, and the Philosophy of Machines That Cannot Mean What They Say Jun 23, 2026 4707 Professor Robert Sparrow is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne and one of the world's foremost applied ethicists working at the intersection of technology and human life. Over more than two decades he has written on robot ethics, AI in healthcare, autonomous weapons systems, the moral status of artificial systems, and the ethics of AI-generated emulations of deceased people.
Professor Kate Devlin: AI Companions, Grief Bots, and the Future of Human-AI Relationships
Professor Kate Devlin: AI Companions, Grief Bots, and the Future of Human-AI Relationships Jun 17, 2026 3300 Should you feel guilty for loving your AI companion more than going outside? Professor Kate Devlin, author of "Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots," has spent her career asking why we keep insisting human relationships are the gold standard, and whether that's actually true.Professor Kate Devlin is Professor of AI and Society at King's College London and Director of the Digital Futures Institute. S
95% of AI Programs Fail. The Strategist Who Dares to Say Why | Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach
95% of AI Programs Fail. The Strategist Who Dares to Say Why | Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach Jun 2, 2026 4514 She arrived in Germany at 20 years old with 50 Deutsche Marks, no visa for the country she actually wanted to reach, and no safety net. Three decades later, Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach is a Global Hall of Fame honouree for business excellence, a former CEO of Qualcomm Europe, author of The AI Imperative, and one of the clearest, most unsparing voices in the global AI conversation.In this episode of
Shea Murtaugh on Leading Through Change
Shea Murtaugh on Leading Through Change May 20, 2026 3698 Shea Murtaugh on Building a Resilient Marketing Agency, Leading Through Change, and Using AI as a Strategic AdvantageShea Murtaugh, founder of a nationally recognized integrated marketing agency launched in 2004 after leaving broadcast sales, reflects on her blue-collar upbringing, early “C student” years, and the commission-sales mindset that gave her confidence to go all-in as an entrepreneur. S
Metabolic Health in Midlife with Lorie Eber
Metabolic Health in Midlife with Lorie Eber May 18, 2026 3859 Metabolic Health in Midlife: Stress, Sleep, Habits, and the Reality of Weight Loss Drugs with Lorie EberAndrew interviews Lorie Eber, a former corporate litigator who retired at 49 and later became a board-certified health and wellness coach focused on women in midlife. Eber describes leaving an identity built on high-stress work and finding a more empathetic path in wellness. They discuss how mod
Ethical, Human-Centered AI with Robert Vandervoort
Ethical, Human-Centered AI with Robert Vandervoort May 15, 2026 5450 Ethical, Human-Centered AI: Accessibility, Cost, and Embodied Agents with Robert VandervoortRobert Vandervoort, founder of VDV Labs, shares how early curiosity with technology, ADHD, legal troubles, and living with optic nerve atrophy and legal blindness shaped his empathy-driven approach to ethical, human-centered AI. He describes moving from help desk and operations into solutions engineering, a
Catherine Crestani on Spiritual Awakening, Technology, and Trusting Signs
Catherine Crestani on Spiritual Awakening, Technology, and Trusting Signs May 13, 2026 4160 Burnout to Intuition: Catherine Crestani on Spiritual Awakening, Technology, and Trusting SignsCatherine Crestani, former speech pathologist and founder of Willow Healing, shares how she moved from high-achieving people-pleasing and chronic burnout into spiritual coaching, channeling, and writing. She describes masking an unhappy personal life through work, running a demanding autism-heavy caseloa

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