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Ursula Eysin on Uncertainty and Future Scenarios Ursula Eysin suggests that we turn uncertainty into an advantage, see it as a gift, and connect to other people.

Uncertainty isn’t a threat — it’s an advantage.

In this convo, Ursula Eysin and I dig into scenario planning, AI, leadership, and why predicting the future is a powerless position.

Her best line: “See uncertainty as a gift.”

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Massimo Pigliucci on Story, Virtue, Character and AI Massimo Pigliucci is one of those rare people who manage to combine the pursuit of deep science and the living ethos of practical philosophy.

Prof. Massimo Pigliucci and I dug into story, virtue, leadership—and whether character can keep pace with AI.

Still one of the most timely conversations I’ve had.

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Nikolas Badminton on Facing Our Futures: Futurism is Activism Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist at futurist.com. See his interview to learn foresight tools and lessons from "Facing Our Futures."

Revisiting my 2023 interview with futurist Nikolas Badminton:

— Futurism = activism
— Hope needs imagination
— Nostalgia kills futures thinking

A powerful conversation that still holds up.

Watch here ↓

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The World is Transformed by Asking Questions [draft] Politics, religion & philosophy have promised us THE answers for millennia. But the value delivered has always been contextual and temporary...

#Answers feel safe. #Questions build the future.

In an age of instant answers (AI included), our real advantage is the courage to ask better questions.

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Eve Poole on Robot Souls, Junk Code and the Future of AI Eve Poole on her book "Robot Souls," junk code, and why programming humanity into AI may be the key to protecting what makes us human.

Are we leaving the most human parts of ourselves out of AI?
Dr. Eve Poole argues our “junk code”—emotion, intuition, meaning, story—is actually our survival code.

Watch: snglrty.co/4i1UZn8

Émile Torres on Transhumanism, Longtermism and Existential Risks Émile Torres on existential risks, escatology, teleology and transhumanism: "One of the risks of the future is Longtermism itself."

Émile Torres and I went deep on transhumanism, longtermism, AI, bias, and the stories shaping our future. A sharp, provocative conversation worth your time.

Full interview: snglrty.co/3TVEgap

Kevin Kelly on Wisdom and Excellent Advice for Living "Work on something that has no name." That's just 1 of the 450 seeds of wisdom from Kevin Kelly's latest book "Excellent Advice for Living."

Kevin Kelly and I talked about something tech avoids: #wisdom.

Also #AI, #ethics, #power, long-term thinking.

His line that still guides me: “Work on something with no name.”

Watch: snglrty.co/415rEjK

Future Shock Keynote Rap Baba Brinkman performs an impromptu Future Shock Rap based on Nikola Danaylov's titular keynote speech for The Event in Gatineau, QC.

Back in 2023, Baba Brinkman turned my Future Shock keynote into an improvised rap—on the spot.

He captured the whole message in rhyme: adapt and survive.

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The Future of Circus The 10 most important strategies for how circus businesses and artists can thrive in a changing entertainment industry.

Can circus survive AI?

Yes — by staying human. The future isn’t virtual or live. It’s hybrid. Because the circus business isn’t the circus business.

It’s awe and wonder.

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Modern Bard Dr. Martin Shaw: Be a Story-maker for Your Times Oral storyteller Martin Shaw on being a raconteur, telling stories, the power of myth, technology, AI and having a "service code."

“Revery leads to participation.”

Dr. Martin Shaw reminds us that myth is a beautiful lie that tells a deeper truth — one that heals our data-driven world.

🎙️ Be a story-maker for your times.

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Nikola Danaylov: AI Matters. Character and Culture Matter More %

18 months ago, I joined This Week in NoCode to explore the future of AI—and humanity.

We talked ethics, culture, and why wisdom must evolve alongside intelligence.

Our biggest project isn’t AI—it’s us.

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It’s Ethics. Not Tech Ethics. There is no such thing as tech ethics, venture capital ethics, startup ethics, blockchain ethics, IPO ethics etc. There is only ethics and bullshit ethics.

Every era thinks it needs new ethics for new tech.

But ethics isn’t an app you download — it’s a way of life.
Until we are better, our tech won’t be either.

First ethics. Then technology.

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Our Future, AI and Veganism: 6 Reasons Why I Went Vegan People keep asking why I went vegan so I decided to share the top 6 reasons. Check out the list below and do let me know if you agree or not.

I’ve been vegan for 9 years — for my health, our planet, and our future.

If we expect AI to treat us with compassion, we must model that compassion toward other sentient beings.

Veganism isn’t perfection — it’s alignment. 🌱🤖

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Tech Unemployment: The Future of Labor in an AI-Driven Economy Classical economics suggests a theoretical long-term capital/labor equilibrium. But what about tech unemployment in an AI-driven economy?

For centuries, labor and capital needed each other.

Now AI lets capital create labor instead of hiring it.

What happens when humans are no longer required?

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#AI #Automation #FutureOfWork

Technology is the How, not the Why or What Technology is the new religion, Silicon Valley the new Promised Land, and entrepreneurs the new prophets. They promise abundance/immortality and we're all believers.

Technology is the new religion.
Silicon Valley—the new Promised Land.
Entrepreneurs—the new prophets.

But technology is the how, not the why or what.
If we forget that, the tool becomes the master.

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#AI #WhyBeforeAI #Futurism

When #autumn turns on the lights, even the #sunrise can take a back seat... #5amClub

Transhumanist Manifestos and Dilemmas: 15 Years Later 15 years since I wrote Hamlet’s Transhumanist Dilemma and a Transhumanist Manifesto. Much has changed, including my perspective.

Manifestos inspire revolutions. Dilemmas inspire reflection.

15 years after writing A Transhumanist Manifesto, I’ve returned to Hamlet’s doubt: not just can tech replace biology—but should it?

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#Transhumanism #AI #Futurism #Philosophy

Nikola Danaylov: Content is NOT King, Context Is! Content vs Context: a 4-minute mini-keynote by Nikola Danaylov on why content is NOT king but context is ;-)

#Content isn’t king — #context is.

Content informs. Context transforms.

In the age of AI, the winners won’t be those who create more content, but those who shape better context.

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#AI #ContextIsKing #Storytelling

AI Matters. Character and Culture Matter More! While AI is undeniably a transformative force shaping our civilization, our character and culture will ultimately define its impact.

AI doesn’t shape humanity — it reflects it.

Our character sets the ceiling, our culture defines the code.

AI matters, but character and culture matter more.

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#AI #Ethics #Futurism #Culture #Leadership

HumAInity Is Genius, But Where’s the Wisdom? There's no doubt that HumAInity has genius, but do we have enough wisdom? Are we merely clever, or are we truly wise?

We’ve built machines that think — but have we learned to think wisely ourselves?

#Genius builds tools.
#Wisdom decides how to use them.

#AI may be brilliant, but can #humanity match it with wisdom?

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Jamelle Lindo on Emotional Intelligence in the Age of AI Discover how emotional intelligence can guide us through rapid change as Jamelle Lindo helps us explore EQ in the age of AI.

AI keeps getting smarter—but can it ever feel?

In this Singularity.FM conversation, EQ expert Jamelle Lindo and I explore why emotional intelligence may be the ultimate human advantage in the age of AI.

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#AI #EQ #Leadership #SingularityFM

Dr. Jad Tarifi of Integral AI: "We Now Have All the Ingredients for AGI" Jad Tarifi shares profound insights on AGI, revealing "we now have all the ingredients for AGI" while teasing a major announcement from Integral AI.

“We now have all the ingredients for #AGI.” Dr. Jad Tarifi, CEO of Integral #AI.

In our latest SingularityFM talk, we explore what happens when #intelligence becomes self-generating — and what it means for humanity.

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Donald J. Robertson on How to Think Like Socrates in the Age of AI Donald J. Robertson explores "How to Think Like Socrates," apply ancient wisdom to critical thinking and ethical challenges in the age of AI.

What would Socrates say about AI? 🤔

In my new conversation with philosopher Donald J. Robertson, we explore how ancient wisdom can guide us through modern uncertainty, and how critical thinking may be our best defense against automation.

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#AI #Philosophy #Futurism

Staying Sane in an Insane World Staying sane is a daily practice. Discover seven practical strategies to stay sane, reclaim your clarity, and strengthen your resilience amid uncertainty.

How do you stay sane in an insane world?

Sanity isn’t a destination — it’s a practice.

Focus attention. Strengthen your foundation. Choose stories that empower you.

We can’t control the madness, but we can shape how we meet it.

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A Kernel of Truth A haunting modern parable about truth, distortion, and destruction—how one kernel of truth can grow into a fire that burns the world.

It begins with a kernel of truth—real, small, just.
Then we feed it, twist it, and burn for it
…until truth itself is consumed.

A story as old as fire.
Lived again.

Read my latest poetic reflection: A Kernel of Truth

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#Philosophy #Futurism #Storytelling

Angus Fletcher: AI Can't Replace Our Storythinking or Primal Intelligence Angus Fletcher: AI can’t match our storythinking or primal intelligence—and that’s what gives the human mind its enduring power.

AI can process data.

But only humans can storythink.

Neuroscientist & Shakespearean scholar Angus Fletcher joins me on SingularityFM to explore why narrative—not logic—is our true superpower.

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Samuel Butler and the Technological Singularity Discover how Samuel Butler foresaw the rise of intelligent machines and AI evolution over a century ago — an early warning about the future we now face.

In 1863—when machines were still powered by steam—Samuel Butler warned they were evolving.

“We are ourselves creating our own successors.”

He didn’t just predict the Technological Singularity.
He feared it.

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#AI #Futurism #Singularity

Arthur C. Clarke’s 3 Laws: When the Future Looks Like Magic Discover Arthur C. Clarke’s 3 Laws of prediction and see why this legendary futurist and author—Arthur Clarke—was decades ahead of his time.

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke

He didn’t just predict satellites & AI — he foresaw the psychology of progress.

His 3 Laws still guide the future.

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#Futurism #AI #Singularity

Did the Unabomber Predict the Singularity? Ted Kaczynski’s Warning Was Ted Kaczynski only a terrorist, or did the Unabomber foresee AI, the Singularity, and the dark side of progress? Explore his disturbing warning.

Was the Unabomber just a madman — or an early prophet of the Singularity?

Ted Kaczynski warned that “turning off machines would be suicide.”

His acts were monstrous, but his message still chills:

Are we advancing toward freedom—or a smarter cage?

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Edsger Dijkstra and the Paradox of Complexity in AI & Computing Who was Edsger Dijkstra? Discover how his warnings on complexity, algorithms & control connect directly to today's debates on AI and the Singularity.

Edsger Dijkstra warned us long before AGI hype:

Computers were built to simplify life — yet the more powerful they get, the more fragile our world becomes.

Our biggest risk isn’t AI itself, but complexity.

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