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Frankenstein Revisited: The Moral Fate of Our Creations
Podcast May 22, 2026

Frankenstein Revisited: The Moral Fate of Our Creations

Can bacteria teach us how to truly connect brains with AI? What if the future of brain‑computer interfaces depends not on silicon, but on the electrical language of life itself?

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
David Hanson On Teaching Compassion to Embodied AGIs | Highlights from Episode 10
Podcast Jul 21, 2023

David Hanson On Teaching Compassion to Embodied AGIs | Highlights from Episode 10

David Hanson shares his vision for creating embodied AGIs, using brain-inspired architecture and evolutionary-inspired goals and motives, so they may better understand humans and care about them.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Resurrecting Humanity in the Age of AGI
Podcast May 20, 2026

Resurrecting Humanity in the Age of AGI

Can we stop superintelligence before it stops us? Is humanity running the largest uncontrolled experiment in history?

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Explaining Mindplexes | Highlights: Episode 1 of the Mindplex Podcast feat. David Brin
Podcast Jan 28, 2023

Explaining Mindplexes | Highlights: Episode 1 of the Mindplex Podcast feat. David Brin

Ben explains how his original “Mindplex” concept began as a model for connecting human and AGI consciousness and eventually inspired him to create a blockchain and AI powered media site.
Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Delusional Humans and AGI | Highlights: Episode 1 of the Mindplex Podcast feat. David Brin
Podcast Jan 28, 2023

Delusional Humans and AGI | Highlights: Episode 1 of the Mindplex Podcast feat. David Brin

David Brin recounts a short story illustrating the improbability of successfully predicting the future and why the delusional thinking of humans and AGIs means that they will never stop trying.
Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
The Beneficial AGI Summit 2025 opens its doors in Istanbul
News Oct 22, 2025

The Beneficial AGI Summit 2025 opens its doors in Istanbul

The Beneficial AGI (BGI) Summit & Unconference 2025 started in Istanbul on October 21. BGI 2025 will continue, live streamed, until October 23.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Caring Coexistence: David Brin on the Role of AGIs in Human Life | Mindplex Podcast S2EP21
Podcast Sep 1, 2024

Caring Coexistence: David Brin on the Role of AGIs in Human Life | Mindplex Podcast S2EP21

Science Fiction legend David Brin has an engaging discussion with Ben Goertzel about the best methods for teaching AGIs to care about humans and coexist with them.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Ben Goertzel On AI Embodiment & Advanced Reasoning | Highlights from Episode 10
Podcast Jul 18, 2023

Ben Goertzel On AI Embodiment & Advanced Reasoning | Highlights from Episode 10

Ben Goertzel explains how an AGI system either needs to be embodied or have very advanced reasoning in order to understand humans and how humans interact with their world.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Mindplex Podcast: Episode 2 | Rachel St. Clair On AGI Hardware and Resource Management
Podcast Mar 7, 2023

Mindplex Podcast: Episode 2 | Rachel St. Clair On AGI Hardware and Resource Management

Episode 2 features a lively discussion about the motives behind designing specialized AGI Hardware and pairing it with effective Resource Management techniques. Featuring Rachel StClair, CEO of Simuli.
Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
The Importance of Coexisting with AGIs | AGI 24 Series – Part 4
Podcast Sep 10, 2024

The Importance of Coexisting with AGIs | AGI 24 Series – Part 4

What is "mortal computation" and why is it important for human coexistence with AGI? Join Dr. Alex Ororbia as he explores the ethical implications and possibilities of AGI sentience.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read