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Each supposed AI “problem” stems from a lack of imaginative capacity from us. We are refusing the opportunity to rethink more fundamental assumptions about the systems under threat. Instead of acting like tech bros and reinforcing obsolete institutions in order to further entrench their extractive and inhumane monopolies, we can go deeper to discover what […]
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: AI is not the problem Read More »
Jim talks with Thomas Schindler about heliogenic civilization as a vision for a regenerative future. They discuss the current multipolar trap shitshow of global civilization, M3 money supply & GDP growth requirements, the doubling of energy demand, exit to planet as an alternative to traditional business exits, biomimicry & biological approaches to manufacturing, solar energy
EP 307 Thomas Schindler on Heliogenic Civilization Read More »
De Kai, the man who built the world’s first global translators and AI systems, says we better learn to parent our AI offspring before it’s too late. The author of Raising AI argues how we behave in front of AI’s matters more than whatever we tell them. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone’s Earth.
De Kai: Humans Get ONE Shot to Parent AI Read More »
Jim talks with Anders Indset about his book The Singularity Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and AI, co-authored with Florian Neutkart. They discuss the “final narcissistic injury of humankind,” Freud’s three historical narcissistic injuries, machine consciousness vs human consciousness, the “undead” state, human cognitive limitations, game theory dynamics & multipolar traps, Artificial Human Intelligence vs
EP 306 Anders Indset on The Singularity Paradox Read More »
Jim talks with J. Doyne Farmer about his book Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World. They discuss deterministic chaos & strange attractors, how chaos makes time possible, bounded rationality, economic equilibrium & Nash equilibrium, traditional economics’ failures, standard economic theory basics, “as if” vs “as is” approaches, heterogeneity in economic
EP 305 J. Doyne Farmer on Complexity Economics Read More »
Playing for Team Human today, LatinX professor, and the author of Hospicing Modernity as well as the upcoming book Outgrowing Modernity, my favorite civilizational doula, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone’s Earth. Learn more about Everyone’s Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/ Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/ Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/ Use the code “rush10” to
Vanessa Machado de Oliveira on Outgrowing Modernity, AI, and Magic Read More »
Jim talks with Samuel Arbesman about the ideas in his book The Magic of Code: How Digital Language Created and Connects Our World—and Shapes Our Future. They discuss Sam’s motivation for writing the book, the wondering vs. utilitarian stances toward computing, early personal computing experiences, scale in programming, AI as a “hinge of history” moment, the democratization
EP 304 Samuel Arbesman on The Magic of Code Read More »
Playing for Team Human today, the author of TechGnosis, High Weirdness, and the just released history of the LSD medium Blotter, esoteric scholar Erik Davis. https://techgnosis.com/ Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone’s Earth. Learn more about Everyone’s Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/ Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/ Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/ Support Team Human on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman Follow Team
Erik Davis: AI, Weirdness, and Windows to Other Worlds Read More »
Rushkoff explains the two ways we can understand magic in order to experience more of our embodied lives. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone’s Earth. Learn more about Everyone’s Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/ Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/ Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/ Use the code “rush10” for 10% off Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/ Support Team Human on Patreon:
Life is Not a Simulation: It’s Magic Read More »
Jim talks with Mark Stahlman about the new Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church’s evolving role in a digital age. They discuss Trump as an avatar of the digital paradigm shift, the significance of Leo XIV’s name choice, Francis as a thug, Francis’s background as chemical engineer and bouncer, Synodality & Church decentralization, the exterior
EP 303 Mark Stahlman on Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church’s Missionary Turn Read More »
