Hybrid Society
Hybrid Society is a provocative podcast exploring the uneasy co‑evolution of humans and artificial intelligence.
Hosted by Joshiya Mitsunaga, with co‑hosts Prof. Catholijn Jonker (Professor of Interactive Intelligence at TU Delft) and Prof. Frank van Harmelen (Full Professor of Knowledge Representation & Reasoning, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), each episode unpacks the political, ethical, and philosophical tensions at the heart of smart technology.
From algorithmic injustice to value misalignment, we confront the hard questions Silicon Valley would rather you didn’t ask.
Podcasting since 2025 • 7 episodes
Hybrid Society
Latest Episodes
What if AI has a True Purpose?
We tell AI what to do, write a text, solve a problem, answer a question. But what if it developed a purpose of its own? In this episode, Selene Báez Santamaría from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam joins us to explore AI systems that learn t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:25
Can AI Negotiate Better Than Humans?
In this episode of Hybrid Society, we spotlight AI negotiation researcher Bram Renting (Leiden University & Delft University of Technology). Together with hosts Joshiya Mitsunaga and Catholijn Jonker, Bram takes us inside the ...
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52:55
Does Your Opinion Count for AI?
When citizens share their views on local projects, we expect every opinion to count, but does it, when AI joins the discussion? In this episode, Michiel van der Meer from Leiden University explains how artificial intelligence processes h...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:01
How Smart Should Educational Robots Become?
Robots that help children learn, play, and feel better, dream or reality? In this episode, we talk with Mike Ligthart, researcher of social robots in education and healthcare. Together with Professor Frank van Harmelen, we explore...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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