Mois Navon Part II: Can a Machine have a Soul? (S3, 23)

Can a machine ever have a soul?In Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Rabbi Dr. Mois Navon — philosopher, Torah scholar, and co-founder of Mobileye — we go deeper into one of the most unsettling questions of our time: What happens if AI becomes conscious?We explore the “hard problem of consciousness,” the difference between neural computation and lived experience, and whether building biological AI could one day create something truly sentient. From Alan Turing’s theological speculation to cutting-edge organoid research at Stanford, this episode confronts the razor’s edge between innovation and moral catastrophe.If we create a conscious machine, have we created intelligence — or a slave?Judaism doesn’t just ask, “Can we do this?” It asks, “Should we?”A bold and urgent discussion about technology, humility, and the boundaries we dare not cross.