Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord | Alex Tsakiris vs Ricky Varandas)

Alex Tsakiris is a technology entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. He is best known as the founder of the A.I. company MindPath Technologies back in 1986, and the host of the long-running podcast Skeptiko, a popular podcast that explores the intersection of science and spirituality. With a background combining a strong technical background information systems and artificial intelligence along with a scientific curiosity and a deep interest in spirituality, Alex Tsakiris has become a significant voice in debates surrounding the nature of consciousness and its relation to the physical world.  Alex is also a best selling author who's work includes WHY SCIENCE IS WRONG...: About Almost Everything,  and Why Evil Matters: How Science & Religion Fumbled a Big One, and his newest book Why AI? Is Smartest... Is Dangerous... Is Divine.ALEX TSAKIRIS:LINKS: https://taplink.cc/alex.tsakirisWEBSITE: https://skeptiko.com/ SIGNAL BEYOND PROJECT: https://signalbeyondproject.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@skeptiko-videoX: https://twitter.com/skeptikoBOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Tsakiris/author/B00QDAT5KW?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comSUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted