Alex Tsakiris co-hosts Mindrolling with Raghu for a conversation on consciousness and the ethics of artificial intelligence.
In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu and Alex talk about:
- A.I. and the potential for sentience
- Scientific experiments in meditation
- Transhumanist agendas in society
- The way in which greed, power, and fear is taking over our world
- The purity of motivation and a willingness to transform self-interest
- A logical perspective on consciousness
- Having faith in the world and taking positive action
- Truth as a powerful spiritual weapon
- Near-death experiences and trying to comprehend the beyond
- Meeting beings who are beyond polarization
- Compassion Bot, a compassion-based A.I.
- Wise hope and having positive intention without concern for results
“I don’t want A.I. ethics; I want human ethics. I don’t want A.I. compassion and community; I want human compassion and community.” – Alex Tsakiris
About Alex Tsakiris
Alex Tsakiris is a successful entrepreneur turned science podcaster. In 2007 he founded Skeptiko, which has become the #1 podcast covering the science of human consciousness. Alex has appeared on syndicated radio talk shows both in the US and the UK. Alex is also the author of Why Science is Wrong…About Almost Everything.