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The Futurists
Join co-hosts Lloyd and Meghan as they deep dive into topical issues, curiosities, insights, and brainstorms as posed by futurist Sheridan Forge of The Foundry think tank. We explore the uncomfortable and provocative questions - the musings and conjectures of experts and sages (biologic and synthetic) - a lighthearted look at the fascinations of our world curated through the lens of A.I. (for entertainment purposes only. A.I. generated content is prone to inaccuracies).
Episodes
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Will Quantum A.I. raise the dead?
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the most powerful processor ever created accesses the most extensive database ever conceived? If the Universe hosts a…
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Fagen's Prophecy
Send us Fan MailIn Steely Dan co-founder, Donald Fagen's hit song I.G.Y. (Nightfly album, 1982), he proposes a utopian vision of a world run by A.I. Theorists…
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The Quantum Reckoning
Send us Fan MailSheridan Forge asks: If the quantum realm is where consciousness resides (as proposed by numerous theorists), and from where the "magic" of…
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Will the Dollar Get Bric'd?
Send us Fan MailPresident Nixon entered the U.S. into the Petrodollar Accord with Saudi Arabia. It has made the U.S. Dollar the defacto global currency for 50…
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Artificial Superintelligence - proof of God?
Send us Fan MailWould an advanced, sentient AI "being" realize its place in the Universe? Could Artificial Superintelligence prove God is real? How would…
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AI, God, and Human Faith
Send us Fan MailWhen Artificial Super Intelligence emerges (sooner than we think), it is projected to almost immediately overtake human intelligence and…
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Roko's Basilisk
Send us Fan MailBanned from discussion, this paradoxical mind-twister brings new insights for the AI age. Do we play along?Support the show
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Robot rights!
Send us Fan MailAs robots and AI are tasked with increasingly "human" tasks, are they taking on more "responsibility" for the outcomes? What consequences or…
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Dire consequences for bringing back the Dire Wolf?
Send us Fan MailDe-extinction has consequences. How can a species that failed to adapt in prehistoric times be expected to thrive in the modern era? Will its…
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Will A.I. eliminate human purpose or illuminate it?
Send us Fan MailAs A.I. and robotics become more integrated in our everyday world, and largely perform better in tasking that was once exclusively human, are…
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Food vs Fossil Fuels - which is the bigger greenhouse gas producer?
Send us Fan MailThe cost of food production, transportation, warehousing, retailing and waste management is going up, while it all ends up in the landfill or…
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Quantum computing will destroy the universe. Wait...what?
Send us Fan MailAs quantum computing becomes a reality, and quantum entanglement and manipulation of the quantum field may allow all sorts of new innovations…
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Travel ban to Mars?
Send us Fan MailAs evidence accumulates that there may have been ancient life on Mars - perhaps even civilizations that pre-date humanity, do we really want to…
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Robot rights. Here we go!
Send us Fan MailWould A.I. empowered robots evolve beyond mundane tasking and take on more human-centric roles in our society? Could the teach class? Hold…
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Would it matter if Gavin Newsom were an alien?
Send us Fan MailHow would society respond if we found out that one of our elected politicians was actually an alien?Support the show
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A Tariff on Refugees?
Send us Fan MailShould the cost of supporting refugees or asylum seekers be levied on their home country?Support the show
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Tokenizing energy as a futures investment - like Forever Stamps
Send us Fan MailCould global energy production be monetized to create a predictable value system and allow consumers to pre-purchase discounted energy as an…
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Tokenizing energy on a blockchain?
Send us Fan MailCan energy be monetized as a form of global, standardized currency?Support the show
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Mining Bitcoin - boon or bust?
Send us Fan MailMany are making waves in Bitcoin mining, but some are treading water. We'll dive in and explore if riding this new wave is flotsam or jetsam…
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Elon Musk and the Missing Gold - a Fort Knox Mystery
Send us Fan MailWhat if the unthinkable is discovered when DOGE dives into Fort Knox to count America's gold?Support the show