#596 George Zarkadakis - Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines
RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 22nd 2021.
Dr. George Zarkadakis is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, a science communicator, an Artificial Intelligence engineer, a futurist, and a digital innovation professional. He writes fiction and non-fiction books, and he’s also working with private and public organizations to reimagine business and democratic institutions in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He views the arts, the humanities, the natural sciences and engineering not as discrete disciplines but as a continuum, a wonderful canvas continuously enriched by human creativity and imagination. He is the author of several books, including Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines.
In this episode, we focus on Cyber Republic. We talk about the digital age, and how technology impacts politics. We get into the issues surrounding democracy, and how we can improve it. We discuss technological unemployment, the future of work, and Universal Basic Income as a possible solution. We discuss the potential of having a centralized planned economy based on AI. Dr. Zarkadakis gives us an overall view of his Cyber Republic, and the principles behind it. Finally, we talk about how AI could become a threat to humans.
Time Links:
Intro
The premise of the book
The digital age
How technology impacts politics
The issues with democracy
Could direct democracy work?
How new technology can improve politics
Technological unemployment, and the future of work
Is UBI a good solution?
Centralized planned economy
A Cyber Republic
How AI can become a threat to humans
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Website: https://bit.ly/3gIAA8H
Amazon page: https://amzn.to/3D1quZp
Cyber Republic: https://amzn.to/3wEXymJ
Twitter handle: @zarkadakis