How Artificial Intelligence Is Eating Our Worldview
The "hard problem of consciousness" and the exciting philosophical opportunity presented by artificial intelligence's assumptions about consciousness
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From Epstein to Elon: The Mechanistic Malignancy at the Heart of Modernity
What to do about the hyperrational, cannibalistic worldview that permeates technology innovation, finance, and politics
The Better AI Gets, the Further We Seem from AGI
An honest survey of the AI field and an appreciation for the mystery of human intelligence
AI Empires and the Soul Sickness of Silicon Valley
Creating AI for the people by moving from empire technologies to humane technology innovation and conscious stewardship
AI, Magical Thinking and the Machine Metaphor
My conversation about the urgent relevance of philosophy with philosopher Matt Segall
Why Do Tech Bros Have the Worst Ideas?
Apollonian Intelligence, Transhumanism, Techno-Christianity, and the Dark Enlightenment: OH MY!
Will AI Make Us More or Less Wise?
How to cultivate discernment in the Intelligence Age, and the importance of truth for a healthy society
How Do We Know Other Beings Are Conscious?
An exploration of conventional and unconventional answers to questions about human, animal, and machine sentience
Your Ficus Is More Conscious Than ChatGPT
Why it's dangerous to prematurely attribute consciousness to AI systems
Will AI Make Us More or Less Wise?
The Wisdom of Death, Part 2 💀
Transhumanism, Consciousness, and the Importance of Psychospiritual Death and Rebirth: How To Make Death an Ally
The Wisdom of Death, Part 1
Bryan Johnson's immortality project, the medicalization of death, and society's need for more "mortal intelligence"
The Troubling Corporatization of Psychedelic Therapy
An examination of the patent battles and power struggles in psychedelic medicine
Zombies, Transhumanists, and the Meaning Crisis
Why the materialist worldview is so entrenched but also past its expiration date