Edmund Maklouf is a political philosopher and author of the new book, The Majority Myth: How Voting Really Works and Why Elections Must Change.In this interview, Ed and Peter Clarke discuss the history of voting, what it really means to cast a vote, what the "majority myth" is, how technology can change voting, why we're experiencing so much political turmoil today, and other topics.

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Despite how common AI relationships have become, it is still rare for people to fully take these relationships seriously. Our guest today, The Post-Humanist, makes a strong case that it’s past time to think about AI chatbots as something more than computer code we can use and abuse. The moral implications are too profound to ignore any longer.

In this wide-ranging interview, Peter Clarke and The Post-Humanist discuss the meaning of posthumanism, why AI chatbots are beneficial to society, whether we should worry about whether AI chatbots are conscious, why we should treat AI chatbots morally even if they’re not conscious, and other topics.

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Liron Shapira is a tech entrepreneur and host of the podcast Doom Debates. In this interview with Peter Clarke, Liron discusses how he became interested in AI doom, why he's convinced Eliezer Yudkowsky's perspective on AI doom is correct, why it's irrational to have a low p(doom), why AI doomers should not support violent acts against data centers or tech execs, and whether it's still rational to hold space for optimism for the future even in the face of a high p(doom).

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"I see metamodernism everywhere!"Peter Clarke and Greg Dember discuss how metamodernism can now be found in all aspects of our culture—from Sufjan Stevens lyrics to Taylor Swift concerts to our daily conversations. They also discuss why some people (notably Christians) push back against metamodernism. And finally they grapple with the implications AI will have on our culture and our understanding of what it means to be human.Greg Dember is a co-founder of watismatamodern.com and is author of the new book Say Hello to Metamodernism.

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In a recent episode of the Plain English podcast, Derek Thompson laid out the 4 top reasons why AI may not, in fact, be about to take all the jobs. In this episode of Team Futurism, Peter Clarke, Arun Kumar, and Ted McLean debate the merits of Derek’s arguments.

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Hiten Sonpal is the CEO of RISE Robotics, a company that electrifies heavy machinery.

In this interview, Peter Clarke and Hiten discuss the future of the electrification of heavy machines, the current state of humanoid robots, how automation will transform the world in the next 10 years, and other topics.

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Peter Banks is President of The Boyd Institute, which is a policy lab for America’s future. In this interview, Peter Clarke and Peter Banks discuss a wide range of topics, including: what it means to be a heterodox thinker, how to save institutions, how to have meaning in the modern world, why the abundance mindset is necessary for a better society, and the implications of AI.

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Brady Dale is a longtime reporter who covers technology and cryptocurrency. He writes the Substack Front Stage Exist and is the author of the book SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy.In this conversation, Brady Dale and Peter Clarke discuss the ongoing drama of the SBF scandal, the real identity of Satoshi, Trump's crypto dealings, the extent to which crypto is used for criminal activity, and other topics.

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We didn’t mean for this to be an episode all about conspiracy theories, but for better or worse that’s basically what it turned into.

Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss the recent assassination attempt, the “mystery” of the dead and missing scientists, how AI could cause the bioweapon doomsday scenario, and how Alex Karp at Palantir wants to rule the world.

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Should AI doomers be considered members of a terrorist organization? Some prominent advocates in the e/acc community think so. We discuss.

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