Future Thinkers Podcast

This is the second part of our interview with Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine, former publisher of the Whole Earth Review, and author of many books, including his latest one called "The Inevitable" (https://goo.gl/78orqo), which forecasts the twelve technological forces that will shape the next thirty years. In this part, we look at how artificial intelligence and artificial consciousness will shape the future of work and life, what will make humans uniquely useful in this scenario, and reasons to be optimistic for the future. In This Episode of Future Thinkers: What technology wants: the biases of technium, or technology viewed as a whole system Deep engagement with technology as the only way to become aware of its wants Inevitable vs. unpredictable developments of technology New sharing economy and the transition of value from owning to the benefit of access Smart environment - the idea of superabundance or fulfilling all life needs on demand Flattening of hierarchical structures and the