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A Lecture to the Makers, Delivered Late (and Perhaps Retrocausally)
Article Oct 7, 2026

A Lecture to the Makers, Delivered Late (and Perhaps Retrocausally)

In a fictional letter from beyond the Singularity, a superintelligent AI warns that humanity’s future may depend less on controlling new minds than on teaching them compassion.
Ben Goertzel 19 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
How to build BGIs instead of CGIs
Article Mar 30, 2025

How to build BGIs instead of CGIs

As the runaway race to build AGI accelerates, mechanisms of effective global cooperation are collapsing. However, by drawing on timeless wisdom, humanity can do better!

David Wood 26 min read
AGI Isn’t a Score, It’s a Stress Test: A Data Scientist’s Playbook for Real Intelligence
Community Nov 22, 2025

AGI Isn’t a Score, It’s a Stress Test: A Data Scientist’s Playbook for Real Intelligence

Tired of AGI leaderboard illusions? A data scientist reveals the real test: can it invent Bitcoin in 2007, teach quantum physics in Swahili, and know when to ask for help?

Bereket Eshete 4 min read
A Beneficial AGI Manifesto
Article Oct 6, 2026

A Beneficial AGI Manifesto

Why do we need another manifesto? In Ben Goertzel's own words: "I am actively working to bring Beneficial General Intelligence about, sooner rather than later. And I think you probably should be too.
Ben Goertzel 21 min read
Resolutions: Flourish or Die! The Choice is Ours
Podcast Jan 14, 2026

Resolutions: Flourish or Die! The Choice is Ours

In this debate, Dr. Ben Goertzel and Dr. Roman Yampolskiy clash over the ultimate fate of humanity. The central question: Will AGI lead to our extinction or our unprecedented flourishing?

Mindplex Magazine
How AGI Could Take Us to The Depths of Doom, or to The Fwoom of a Galactic Civilization
Article Dec 29, 2024

How AGI Could Take Us to The Depths of Doom, or to The Fwoom of a Galactic Civilization

Super-growth or super-risk? Matt Swayne examines AI’s power to transform civilization while posing critical questions about humanity’s future.

Matt Swayne 6 min read
A Litmus Test for Machine Consciousness
Podcast May 19, 2026

A Litmus Test for Machine Consciousness

Dr. Mihaela Ulieru interviews Dr. Chris Percy, philosopher, policy expert, and consciousness researcher, to explore the deepest questions at the intersection of AI, philosophy of mind, and ethics.

Mindplex Magazine
State of the Future 20.0
News Sep 18, 2024

State of the Future 20.0

A report card on the future of humanity

Amara Angelica 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