Demons, Identities, and Artificial Intelligence
In conversation with Jonathan Pageau
At ARC I shared a stage with Jordan Peterson and Jonathan Pageau to discuss identity in the digital age. After the video went live, a few people suggested we should find a way to extend the conversation.
With this in mind, I was pleased to reconnect with Jonathan Pageau for a further conversation, in which we developed some of those themes at greater length. It’s now live!
In it, Jonathan and I discussed
what postmodern philosophy gets wrong - and right
whether demons are real
how the internet is changing consciousness
the interconnected histories of identity and information technologies
what icon painting and Pepe the Frog have in common
and quite a lot else…!
It really was one of my favourite conversations in ages. Some of you may also enjoy.
Watch here:
Listened to this the other day on Jonathon’s podcast. Very, very interesting talk. I enjoyed it so much - lots to ponder, so will listen again. Made me wonder if you’ve ever read Technopoly by Neil Postman. He has some great thoughts on the proper role of technology / proper human-technology hierarchy. Should always be a tool serving humans; not humans serving the technology.
Watching this I felt like I’d lassoed a comet and was just struggling to hang on. So many marvels.