Episode #1211
Dr. Ben Goertzel
Books mentioned
Solaris
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:05:53
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The Transparent Society
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 00:35:36
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The Phenomenon of Science
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 00:36:02
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The Prometheus Project
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 00:36:38
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Fire Upon the Deep
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 01:29:04
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True Hallucinations
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 01:54:49
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I Ching
Mentioned by Dr. Ben Goertzel · at 01:54:33
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Dr. Ben Goertzel, founder and CEO of SingularityNET, discusses accelerating AI development, the potential benefits and risks of superintelligence, and decentralized, open-source approaches to AGI. The conversation explores blockchain-based networks of interacting AIs, OpenCog, mind uploading, simulated reality, and how AI and robotics might support compassion, scientific discovery, and technological development.
What they talked about
- AI as synthetic intelligence, not artificial
- Alien intelligence in Stanislaw Lem's novel Solaris
- Risks of AGI raised by advertising and military applications
- Blockchain and smart contracts explained
- SingularityNet: decentralized AI marketplace
- Mind uploading and technological singularity timeline
- Sophia the robot and ethical AI development
- Benevolent AGI through decentralized, open-source approach
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