0044: Nexus Trilogy
We talked about the Nexus Trilogy of novels as a way to further our thinking about the wizard hat idea Tim Urban wrote about in his article about Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
We talked about the Nexus Trilogy of novels as a way to further our thinking about the wizard hat idea Tim Urban wrote about in his article about Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
Listener Feedback this episode
Tim Urban’s article at Wait But Why: Elon Musk’s Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
Mostly a listener feedback episode. Lots of great stuff here!
What should our values be? Could “Life is Precious” replace the Consumption Story?
Do we need to do philosophy on a deadline? Can AI help make us better humans?
Fiction is fun. And, we can’t rely on it to help us figure out what’s going to happen.
Human augmentation may be a way for humans to advance on par with non-biological beings (AIs), but do ethical guidelines make that less likely to happen?