48. Kevin Kelly on God, The Future, and A.I. - a podcast by Arman Assadi

Ladies and gentlemen...the one and only, Kevin Kelly!

I have been waiting to do this interview for quite some time, and I am honored that Kevin made the time for me. This was an absolutely riveting, mind-expanding conversation.

Kevin Kelly is the Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His new book for Viking/Penguin is called The Inevitable, which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He is a futurist and a remarkable human being. I must say I agree with Tim Ferriss's description — Kevin is truly the real-life Most Interesting Man In The World. 

Show Notes:

• Intro: Arman sets the stage and provides background on Kevin, how they met, and the topic of today’s episode. [00:12]
• Kevin and Arman get into a discussion about the origins of language. [04:27]
• Self-awareness is self-mapping. [06:38]
• Multiple dimensions of consciousness. [09:33]
• What A.I. can teach us about cognition and vectors of intelligence. [11:28]
• It’s impossible to optimize for everything. [12:26]
• Cyborgs and the extension of self that technology provides. [17:25]
• Creating a technological future that you actually want to live in. [25:45]
• Technology seen as a cosmic force that’s compatible with life. [30:05]
• Kevin talks about the possibility of a future where we are able to create beings who are conscious and self-aware. [35:38]
• Arman asks Kevin about his perspective on the concept of soul, spirit and divinity. [42:15]
• The Paradox of creation and a self-created God. [44:43]
• Engineering robots to feel pain. [53:10]
• Inspiring closing thoughts. [54:46]

Resources/links:

• Learn more about Kevin Kelly
• Mention of Wired
• Mention of The Silver Cord - Kevin Kelly
• Mention of Technium blog
• Mention of Weekly newsletter Recomendo
• Mention of Vanishing Asia book in Instagram 
• Mention of Weekly podcast about the four favorite tools of remarkable people
• Mention of Daily Cool Tools website
• Mention of TRY video channel
• Mention of SUM - David Eagleman

For show notes and links to all mentioned resources please visit: assadi.me/kevinkelly

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