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Generation AI and the common future of biology and technology
Article Dec 11, 2025

Generation AI and the common future of biology and technology

A review of “Generation AI and the Transformation of Human Being,” by Gregory Stock, with commentary.
Giulio Prisco 13 min read
Big Tech’s Big Bets on the Singularity
Article Aug 24, 2026

Big Tech’s Big Bets on the Singularity

In Ben's word, this is "An attempt to comprehend the unfolding economics of the great AI bet, with and without decentralized AGI".

Ben Goertzel 28 min read
I was on track, more or less: Moravec speaks
Article Aug 3, 2026

I was on track, more or less: Moravec speaks

A recent interview with Hans Moravec, published in The New York Magazine, and commentaries.
Giulio Prisco 6 min read
Sorry Mr. Yudkowsky, we'll build it and everything will be fine
Article Sep 23, 2025

Sorry Mr. Yudkowsky, we'll build it and everything will be fine

Review of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025), by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, with very critical commentary.
Giulio Prisco 8 min read
ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 2)
Article Aug 28, 2026

ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 2)

Hyperon is the artificial intelligence (AI) framework developed by Ben Goertzel and his team. This continues part 1.
Giulio Prisco 8 min read
Bioneurocognitive AI
Community Mar 25, 2026

Bioneurocognitive AI

No longer the generation of plausible outputs, but the ability to hold context, weigh competing hypotheses, adapt and justify decisions under pressure.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 3 min read
An extropian festival: Max More, Anders Sandberg, Natasha Vita-More, and Eliezer Yudkowsky debate AI futures
Article Jan 29, 2026

An extropian festival: Max More, Anders Sandberg, Natasha Vita-More, and Eliezer Yudkowsky debate AI futures

Legendary futurists Max More, Anders Sandberg, Natasha Vita-More, and Eliezer Yudkowsky recently met online to debate AI and possible AI futures.
Giulio Prisco 7 min read
Gregory Stock’s questionnaire for readers of Generation AI
Article Jan 13, 2026

Gregory Stock’s questionnaire for readers of Generation AI

Gregory Stock has released a web app for readers of his book "Generation AI" to answer questions and see how other readers are answering.
Giulio Prisco 6 min read
SuperDuperPsychism: Ben Goertzel's Bold New Theory Blending AI, Consciousness, and the Cosmos
Community Feb 9, 2026

SuperDuperPsychism: Ben Goertzel's Bold New Theory Blending AI, Consciousness, and the Cosmos

Ben Goertzel’s “SuperDuperPsychism” reimagines consciousness as observer-dependent, blending AI, collective minds, and cosmic resonance, proposing mindplexes and pathways for human-AI co-evolution. Bold, speculative, and thought-provoking.

Simon Assfaw 4 min read
The Digital Ship of Theseus: How AI Stays Itself
Community Feb 9, 2026

The Digital Ship of Theseus: How AI Stays Itself

Can a digital mind remain the same as it upgrades? Flexible policies and mathematical identity trackers let AI evolve radically while preserving its core self and continuous identity over time.

kaleab mureja 4 min read