Murray Shanahan was one of the scientific advisors on Ex Machina – https://twitter.com/mpshanahan
He’s also a Research Scientist at DeepMind and professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London.
His book Embodiment and the Inner Life served as inspiration for Alex Garland while he was writing the screenplay for Ex Machina – https://www.amazon.com/Embodiment-inner-life-Cognition-Consciousness/dp/0199226555
YC’s podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon – http://twitter.com/craigcannon