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0:00 Kevin’s place in cyberspace history
6:30 Are we grappling with the pace of tech progress rationally?
20:25 Why Kevin identifies as a techno-optimist
22:48 Is it too early to regulate AI?
29:57 The noosphere, the technium, and species of mind
37:47 Do AI doomers think too highly of thinking?
41:49 Evolution and the question of cosmic purpose
48:18 Should we see AIs as “artificial aliens”?
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Kevin Kelly (Wired, The Inevitable, What Technology Wants). Recorded April 29, 2024.
Overtime titles:
0:00 Kevin's spiritual transformation
7:11 Will AI be like a god to humans? Vice-versa?
18:14 How expecting near-term death changed Kevin’s life
32:30 A bettor way of making AI predictions
