021 Cyber Republic with George Zarkadakis

George Zarkadakis is the author of both fiction and non-fiction books, who describes himself as a science communicator, an artificial intelligence engineer, a futurist, and a digital innovation professional. His most recent book is called "Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines" (MIT Press, 2021).

In this conversation, KMO and George discuss:

• 06:05 – Why democracy needs to be reinvented
• 06:50 – Incorporating technologies into democracies
• 18:10 – Animal labor's role in creating inequality and its implications
• 25:40 – The psychological dimension and transforming spectators into actors
• 32:40 – Financial time machine
• 37:30 – Running out of units of measurement
• 41:30 – Obviating the need for trust with the blockchain
• 46:00 – Precarious creative gigs and AI's progress with artistic tools
• 57:20 – Blockchain technology in search of problems to solve
• 65:05 – The current web's dysfunctional nature
• 01:07:50 – George's book

George (The Guest):

• Twitter: @zarkadakis
• georgezarkadakis.com

KMO (The Host):

• Twitter: @Kayemmo
• en.padverb.com/kmo

Padverb:

• The Padverb Telegram Channel: t.me/padverbpodcast