Nikola Danaylov Ⓥ

Will Technology Replace Biology? [Redux] What would Hamlet have said at the edge of the technological event horizon? Check out this neo-Shakespearean take on the transhumanist dilemma.

16 yrs ago, I rewrote Hamlet's dilemma. Not "to be or not to be" — but biology or #technology. DNA or binary code. Mortality or #immortality.

I recorded it 10 yrs ago. The question hasn't aged — if anything, it's gotten more urgent and more personal.

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Robert J. Sawyer on Quantum Night Sci Fi great Robert J. Sawyer talks about his latest book "Quantum Night," consciousness, the US Presidential Elections and Canada...

10 years ago, #SciFi great Robert J. Sawyer told me: "There is nothing inherently unknowable."

Hugo. Nebula. Campbell. The only Canadian to win all three.

We explored #consciousness, Philosopher's Zombies & quantum reality.

The questions haven't aged.

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Richard Stallman: Freedom is Worth the Inconvenience Dr. Richard Stallman - founder of the free software movement, talks about freedom, surveillance, AI, the singularity and transhumanism.

10 years ago, I interviewed Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement.

The conversation has never been more relevant.

#Freedom is worth the inconvenience.

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Spencer Wolf on his Mindbender Sci Fi Novel "After Mind" Spencer Wolf talks about his award winning novel "After Mind", science fiction, big and small thoughts, AI, technology and being human.

I interviewed #SciFi author Spencer Wolf about #MindUploading, AI & the Singularity back in 2016.

His Enhanced Inversion Test of #AI goes further than the #TuringTest. His questions about surviving the #Singularity hit harder today than ever.

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Skype and Kazaa co-founder Jaan Tallinn on AI and the Singularity Skype and Kazaa co-founder Jaan Tallinn talks about artificial intelligence, existential risks and the technological singularity.

10 yrs ago I interviewed Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for Existential Risk and the Future of Life Institute.

We talked #AI, the Singularity, and humanity's odds of survival.
Everything we discussed is more relevant today than it was then.

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Ada Palmer on Inventing the Renaissance: How Golden & Dark Ages Are Constructed and Why They Matter YouTube video by Singularity Weblog

I've had 300+ interviews on Singularity.FM. This one with @adapalmer.bsky.social might be my all-time favorite.

We spent 3 hours on one question: Who constructs Golden Ages — and why?

Was the Renaissance real Golden Age? Is the Age of AI?

Watch 👉 youtu.be/0lWneV-kyP8

Richard Jones on Against Transhumanism: the Delusion of Technological Transcendence Richard Jones on "Against Transhumanism" - it's strange ideological routes, Drexler's vision for nanotech, the quest for life-extension & mind uploading.

10 years ago I interviewed Prof. Richard Jones — a critic of #transhumanism — and disagreed with him.

Today, with #AGI timelines collapsing & Silicon Valley promising digital immortality, his critique feels urgent.

Worth a (re)watch 👇

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AI and Wisdom: Intelligence Scales. Wisdom Does Not. AI and wisdom are not scaling equally. Intelligence grows exponentially; judgment does not. This is the real challenge of our technological age.

We don't need more #AI.

We need a better *why* for it.

#Intelligence scales.
#Wisdom does not.

That gap is where the real #risk lives.

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Why I Quit ChatGPT and Switched to Claude I cancelled my ChatGPT subscription and switched to Claude. Here's why the Pentagon deal was my breaking point — and why you should make the switch too.

I cancelled #ChatGPT and switched to Claude.

Not because of tech but values.

Anthropic refused the Pentagon's killer robot deal. OpenAI took it within hrs.

One held the line. The other sprinted to cross it. 1.5 million people have already quit. Are you next?

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#QuitGPT #AI

VC Albert Wenger on Basic Income and World After Capital Albert Wenger is a venture capitalist who supports basic income, argues for rolling back of intellectual property rights and foresees a World After Capital.

10 yrs ago, I interviewed VC Albert Wenger on #UBI, #AI, #IP, and a “World After #Capital.”

Today, with #intelligence scaling and #automation accelerating, the questions hit harder:

If scarcity fades, what replaces #capitalism?
Who captures the value?

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Marcin Jakubowski on Open Source Ecology: From Mud Hut to Singularity in 1 Day Farmer-scientist and TED fellow Marcin Jakubowski on open source ecology, the civilization starter kit, the open house initiative and more.

10 years ago, I asked Marcin Jakubowski: What if we could open source a civilization?

His “Global Village Construction Set” aimed to build 50 essential machines for real self-sufficiency.

In an age of fragile supply chains and AI disruption, this feels urgent.

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Happy you like it. I will upload the video of our conversation with Ada to Spotify as well, so you can watch or listen as you wish.

Ada Palmer on Inventing the Renaissance: How Golden and Dark Ages Are Constructed and Why They Matter

Our comeback choice for the #nostalgia reading group is a perhaps unusual and long (but I promise rewarding) listening: an interview (by @veganfuturist.bsky.social) with historian @adapalmer.bsky.social on her book "Inventing the Renaissance" open.spotify.com/episode/58Ku...
Tue 10/03 (link soon)

Kevin Kelly on The Inevitable: 12 Forces That Will Shape Our Future Kevin Kelly, senior maverick at Wired magazine, on his book "The Inevitable" and Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future.

10 yrs ago, I interviewed Kevin Kelly on The Inevitable — 12 tech forces shaping our future.

A decade later: #AI is “cognifying” everything. Access beats ownership. The pace accelerates.

Not utopia or dystopia — but #protopia.

Are we shaping #tech — or just absorbing it?

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Age of Em: R. Hanson on Work, Love & Life When Robots Rule the Earth The Age of Em by Robin Hanson is the best worst book I have read in a very long while. So check out this interview, read the book and judge for yourself.

10 yrs ago, I interviewed Robin Hanson about The Age of Em — a future of #minduploads in a hyper-efficient economy where #democracy is “inefficient,” and leisure is taxed.

My view hasn’t changed:

#Technology is a how, not a why.

Intelligence scales. Wisdom does not.

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Technology is NOT Enough! Science and technology won't save the world. Never have. It's just like saying “Jesus will save you!” It evokes the same passive quasi-religious hope...

We keep saying #science & #tech will save us.

That’s just a new religion.

We have the knowledge to feed, house, and power the world. We don’t lack tools. We lack will.

#AI won’t save us. Nor destroy us.

Humanity is the threat — and the hope.

#Technology is NOT enough.

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Gerd Leonhard on Technology vs Humanity: The Future Belongs to Those Who Can Hear It Coming Gerd Leonhard is a futurist with over 1500 engagements in 50 countries and audience of 1 million people. Check out his interview on Technology vs Humanity!

10 years ago, I spoke with Gerd Leonhard about #Technology vs #Humanity.

His warning: the real danger isn’t that machines replace us—but that we become like them.

#AI has scaled. #Ethics hasn’t.

The future belongs to those who can hear it coming.

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Suzanne Gildert on Kindred AI: Non-Biological Sentiences are on the Horizon 1st ever in-depth interview with Suzanne Gildert - Founder & CTO of Kindred AI, on “building machines with human-like intelligence.”

10 years ago I interviewed Suzanne Gildert on Kindred AI about embodied #intelligence, #robot rights, and the possibility of non-biological #sentience.

Today, as #AI moves into the physical world, those questions feel less futuristic — and far more urgent.

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Why the Future adds 0 and what “Conversations with the Future” is about This is the introduction of my book "Conversations with the Future." If you like it, you can buy the book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2kcseK9

The #future doesn’t add 1 — it adds a zero.

We live in #exponential times: more power, more opportunity, more risk. The challenge isn’t moving faster, but deciding #why and #where we’re going.

Are you reacting to the future or creating it?

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Why the politics of the future is technology and technology is the future of politics Technology drives change. And, by definition, change turns the world upside down. And so, in the end, technology, as a bringer of change, is about politics.

9 years ago I wrote: The #politics of the future is #technology.

Now it’s obvious.

#AI and #automation don’t just boost productivity. They shift #power, #wealth, and #work.

If #capital no longer needs labor, politics explodes.

Get #tech right but politics wrong—we all pay.

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AI and Wisdom: Intelligence Scales. Wisdom Does Not. AI and wisdom are not scaling equally. Intelligence grows exponentially; judgment does not. This is the real challenge of our technological age.

We don’t need more #AI. We need a better why for our AI.

#Intelligence will scale. #Wisdom will not.

#Technology amplifies intention; it does not supply it. The real challenge isn’t building smarter machines — it’s becoming wiser humans.

More is inevitable. Better is a choice.

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What if your toothbrush is smarter than you? Your toothbrush will soon go online, tell your dentist how often you brush, do quick exams and take DNA samples. It will know your genome and your health...

What if your toothbrush is smarter than you?

9 years ago that sounded absurd. Today it’s obvious.

We moved from natural → artificial power. Now we’re moving from natural → artificial intelligence.

Tech is getting exponentially smarter.

Are we?

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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?

I don’t have THE answer. When I fall off the wagon, I practice:

Guard your attention.
Act within your control.
Leverage change.
Choose empowering stories.
Invest in relationships.
Prepare, don’t panic.

Sanity is contagious. So is panic.

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Conversations with the Future Book Reading A couple of weeks ago, I did a "Conversations with the Future" book reading. Check out the video and audio recording as well as the consequent Q&A session.

9 years ago I launched Conversations with the Future.

Back then #AI was “coming soon.” Today it’s rewriting the world.

The core message still stands: better questions shape better futures. #Technology alone is not enough.

Watch the full reading + Q&A:

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Lawrence Krauss: Keep on Asking Questions Prof. Lawrence Krauss is a world-famous theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and activist against superstition whom I have dreamed of interviewing for years.

9 years ago I interviewed Lawrence Krauss. I had the flu. He’d just had a root canal.

We explored the universe, free will, existential risk & why awe doesn’t require superstition.

His message still stands: Keep asking questions.

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Jose Cordeiro on Longevity & Cryonics: The World Will Be A Better Place An interview with Dr. Jose Cordeiro during the Longevity and Cryonics Summit in Madrid, Spain discussing life extension, death, immortality and the future.

9 years ago I interviewed José Cordeiro on #longevity, #cryonics, and why “the world will be a better place tomorrow.”

Rewatching it now, his radical optimism feels less naive — and more necessary.

The future isn’t fate. It’s a project.

Full interview:
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Inventing the Renaissance: Ada Palmer on Golden & Dark Ages In Inventing the Renaissance, Ada Palmer reveals how Golden and Dark Ages are constructed — and why those myths still shape civilization.

Was the Renaissance really a Golden Age — or a story constructed to legitimize a turbulent present?

In my latest 3-hour deep dive with Ada Palmer, we explore how Golden & Dark Ages are made — and why those narratives still shape our future.

Watch: snglrty.co/3MJppiU

Bill Nye the Science Guy: We Can Solve The World’s Problems Bill Nye - the Science Guy, made science cool, interesting & fun. So when I heard he'll be in Toronto to premiere his new film, I knew I had to get him 1on1.

9 years ago I interviewed Bill Nye about AI, clean water, renewable energy, ethics & scientific literacy.

Rewatching it now, it feels more urgent than ever. We can solve big problems — but only if we choose evidence over ideology and pair reason with responsibility.

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Futurist David Wood on Transcending Politics “The journey to a healthier society inevitably involves politics.” This is what David Wood claims in "Transcending Politics." And so I thought I’d bring him again on Singularity.FM to share with us ho...

If #tech is accelerating — who’s steering?

8 years ago I asked David Wood why #AI, #longevity & #exponential tech demand better governance.

Tech isn’t enough. #Intelligence isn’t enough.

A better #politics is possible — but it won’t build itself.

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Graham Priest: Dialetheism & the Limits of Classical Logic Graham Priest on dialetheism, true contradictions, the liar paradox, and why classical logic isn't sufficient in philosophy, science, or AI.

For 2,500 years, Western thought has treated contradiction as catastrophic.

What if some contradictions are true?

In my latest interview, Graham Priest explains #dialetheism, the liar paradox, and why classical #logic may not be enough — even for #AI.

Full conversation:
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