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Article Feb 5, 2025

Should we still want biological space colonists?

Should we send human astronauts to colonize space? Or should we build conscious HL-AGI robots first, and then send them?

Giulio Prisco 6 min read

Podcast Jan 14, 2026

Global Brain Singularity: Unleashing the God Within US

This journey to the intersection of theology, philosophy, and technology unpacks the compelling concept of "Christian atheism" through which to view humanity's quest for a god-like AGI.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read

Article Mar 29, 2025

Writing in the 1960s, Primo Levi anticipated today's LLMs

In the sixties, Primo Levi anticipated many features of today's LLMs. Of course, there are also important differences. Yet, the parallels and similarities are perhaps sufficient to justify renaming LLMs "Leviathans."

Giulio Prisco 4 min read

Article Jun 18, 2026

Trump’s AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry

The executive order expresses concern about AI systems that can discover software vulnerabilities and write malicious code to exploit them.

Republished from The Conversation 5 min read

Article Mar 4, 2026

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

Technology advances through combination and collaboration. As more people and ideas connect, the number of possible combinations grows superlinearly. Technological innovation scales with the number of collaborators.

Republished from The Conversation 6 min read

Podcast Feb 23, 2024

Raising The Bar: Apple Vision Pro Sets A New Higher Standard | Highlights from S2EP9

Witness how the amazing Apple Vision Pro stands out with seamless gestures, eye tracking, and exceptional pass-through view with minimal warping, setting a new high bar in VR technology.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read

Community May 26, 2025

Joe Rogan interviews Hal Puthoff on remote viewing, UAP

Joe Rogan hosted Hal Puthoff, a physicist renowned (or maligned) for his work in unconventional scientific areas.

Giulio Prisco 7 min read

Article Jan 27, 2025

Crime Report: Illicit trades on-chain shot up in 2024

Crypto crime hit new highs in 2024, with illicit trades reaching $41 billion. But should we celebrate a decline or brace for more hidden numbers?

Werner Vermaak 6 min read

Article Mar 28, 2025

Optimus robots on Mars, powered by Grok AI

Optimus robots on Mars, driven by Grok, would run on a state-of-the-art AI more sophisticated than the necessarily limited on-board AI. AI-driven robots that explore Mars and chat with us from there would help us make peace with the still radical idea that the AIs will go to the stars for us and we should be happy.

Giulio Prisco 6 min read

Podcast Jul 19, 2023

Charles Hoskinson's Ikigai, Values and Principles | Highlights from MCP Episode 1

Charles Hoskinson shares his driving values and principles in life and how he lives by them. He goes on to explain why one shouldn't violate one's principles and what gives life meaning, the true Ikigai.

Mihaela Ulieru 1 min read