William Hahn, director of AGI & AI Safety at Hahn AI, explores how artificial intelligence reshapes language, consciousness, and societal structures. He examines programmable mind metaphors, AI security, and the cultural shift toward emergent computation.

- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:30 - AI’s Impact on Language and Human Thought
- 05:10 - Mind as a Programmable System and Historical Metaphors
- 08:45 - Society of Mind Theory and AI Agents
- 11:30 - Consciousness, Awareness, and Metacognition
- 15:00 - Free Will, Emotions, and Unconscious Programming
- 18:40 - Brain as an Immune System and Handling Unthinkable Thoughts
- 22:50 - Informational Parasites, Memes, and Nam Shub of Enki
- 28:15 - AI Security: Vulnerabilities and Protecting Minds
- 33:00 - The Cultural Shift: AI’s Influence on Psychology
- 37:45 - Historical Secrecy in AI and Government Role
- 42:30 - AI’s Evolution: Role of Data, Hardware, and Differentiation
- 47:20 - Speculating on Hidden AI Capabilities and Advanced Systems
- 51:10 - Richard Hamming’s Insights on Learning and Ambiguity
- 57:10 - Revisiting Ancient Knowledge and Advanced Civilizations
- 01:03:30 - Artifacts of Ancient Technology and Modern Interpretations
- 01:09:10 - Defining Meaning, Spirit, and Information in AI
- 01:14:35 - Wolfram’s Physics Model and Emergent Computation
- 01:20:00 - Computational Models of Consciousness and Mind
- 01:27:28 - Wolfram's Symbolic Language and Analog Computing
- 01:34:00 - Agent-Based Programming and AI Evolution
- 01:39:10 - Knowledge Gaps and Flat Earth as a Metaphor
- 01:45:00 - Synesthesia, Music, and Human Perception
- 01:52:24 - The Intersection of Software and Hardware
- 02:00:02 - Complexity Crisis in Modern Technology
- 02:06:00 - Optical Computing and AI's Future
- 02:12:08 - Philosophical Reflections on AI and Consciousness
- 02:20:00 - The Amorphous Boundary Between Software and Hardware
- 02:28:00 - Technology, Religion, and the Need for a New Understanding
- 02:37:15 - Outro / Support TOE

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RESOURCES:

- Snow Crash (book): https://amzn.to/3zYqJb9
- Center for the Future Mind (website): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/
- Archive of Alan Turing’s papers: https://turingarchive.kings.cam.ac.uk/
- Richard Hamming’s lecture series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2FF649D0C4407B30
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4
- Gregory Chaitin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guQIkV6yCik
- Mindfest playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb
- Susan Schneider’s website: https://schneiderwebsite.com/index.html
- Susan Schneider’s Google talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVKXKlU1GU
- William Hahn’s short course series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoZnCEAIkvkvyVpbqx71EMT8BLpD6Oaq
- Ekkolapto’s Polymath project: https://www.ekkolapto.org/polymath
- Ekkolapto’s event page: https://ekkolapto.substack.com/
- HyperPhysics website: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
- Joscha Bach and Michael Levin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgMFnfB5E_A
- Stephen Wolfram on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4
- Curt on Julian Dorey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mKNGo9JLQ
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