(EF33) Monkey Play
One of the great weaknesses of the human mind is the inability to stop unwanted and irrelevant thoughts.
(EF33) Predictably Pathetic
The human mind is so gullible in matters of status and ego, even when you are fully aware of its fragile tendencies and intentions.
(EF33) Learning Machines
If humans could ignore the emotional obstacles and not give up similar to AI, could human creativity be unlimited?
EF33 Show Notes
EF33 peeks behind the curtain of Episode EF11 to dissect the following submitted questions: Why the question (Can machines think, be creative or fall in love)? Is Aldford the same guy from A1? What does his title “when the lights go out” mean? How/why is Sid connected to all these people? What does Aldford know? What does Cynthia know? Who is Cynthia modeled after? Who is Cynthia talking to in the beginning and what is the “dangerous” project? And more…
EF33 (BTP-EF11): The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Creativity — Behind the Podcast of Episode EF11
EF33 is a Behind The Podcast about Episode EF11 (When the Lights Go Out: The Blinding Light of an Artificial Future). The driving question of this episode is … Can machines think, be creative or fall in love? It’s obvious we’re witnessing the dawn of artificial intelligence (AI). As the generation living through and directing this big change, we have to feel both excited and nervous. What will the next step be? Will machines become a new race with their own rights to live, love and create? How might the change — potentially a quantum leap — affect humanity?
(EF32) The Dangerous Evolution
What makes us become better, smarter and more skillful: the feeling of comfort or the feeling of danger?
(EF32) You Can’t Force Suffering Out
Isn’t it time we start accepting suffering as an important element in the equation instead of constantly trying and failing to eliminate it?
(EF32) The Job is Never Done
We twist happiness into something impossible to attain. What if it’s just a state of mind you need to practice maintaining your entire life?
EF32 Show Notes
EF32 peeks behind the curtain of Episode EF10 to dissect the following submitted questions: Is there a moment where we are happy enough? Or, is there a point when sadness and suffering are less of a problem? Do you have a tattoo that makes you look at it, or where did this idea come from? Should I get a tattoo? And if so, what should it say? Is technology the reason we’re getting less happy? What if I don’t have real suffering in my life? Could this yin-yang be off for me, making happiness elusive? Does the Seneca quote mean people who I think are happy really aren’t, and the other way around? This memorizing quotes to try and force yourself to become wise (by trying them out) is interesting, does it really work? And more…
(EF32) AMA-EF10: Mind Control Through a Well-Chosen Tattoo and the Unlikely Case of Being Happy Enough — Ask Me Anything for Episode EF10
EF32 is an Ask Me Anything about Episode EF10 ((The Road to Happiness is Inked in Suffering). The driving question of this episode (and this BTP) for you to think through is … Does happiness define the good? The eighth episode of the first season of the Evolve Faster Podcast Episode is driven by the big question Does happiness define the good. We want to be happy, yet there are only a few people who can honestly claim that. So are we hardwired to sadness or simply bad at our job?