CR Wiley on AI & Transhumanism

Conversations That Matter

Jon Harris

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore the intricate world of artificial intelligence and transhumanism with CR Wiley, who provides a deep dive into how these technologies could fundamentally alter humanity. We discuss the philosophical, ethical, and societal implications, including the enhancement of human capabilities, the potential for digital immortality through mind uploading, and the risks of AI overtaking human intelligence. CR Wiley examines both the utopian visions and dystopian fears, questioning the essence of humanity in an age where technology could define our evolution, drawing from a broad spectrum of contemporary thought and research in the field.

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0:00.0	We are live now on the Conversations That Matter Podcast.
0:04.0	I'm your host, John Harris.
0:05.2	As always, here on a beautiful New York snowy day.
0:09.7	It is snowy right now.
0:11.4	In fact, it's been so cold the last few days.
0:14.8	I normally think I'll just get some salt a little bit.
0:18.2	That'll take care of things.
0:20.0	And it's so frozen. I don't think the salt's even
0:22.1	making much of a dent it's like it's just the same pile of snow just stays there from day to day
0:26.6	but no one cares about my predicament these are the troubles and woes of living in the northeast
0:30.8	but we have with us today a special guest who hasn't been on the podcast before who is all too
0:35.5	familiar I'm sure with the kind of thing I'm describing and that that is C.R. Wiley, uh, thank you for joining us, Chris. I appreciate it.
0:44.3	Yeah, John. I'm glad to be with you. I've enjoyed your show. I've listened to a few of your
0:47.4	episodes. Oh, very cool. Well, I've listened to your talk on the rhetoric of Jesus. I don't know if that was a Bible study or what that was.
0:55.1	I don't remember. I do a lot of stuff.
0:58.2	Yeah. Well, it was not like it was a group setting and there was a someone's phone maybe on a table,
1:03.2	but it helped me out because I've been writing about that. And I'm actually considering a whole
1:07.7	book on the topic. Yeah. I couldn't find resources.
1:12.4	And you, I think, were maybe the only person I saw in modern history, at least to have talked about this issue, especially pertaining to Jesus and the Pharisees.
1:22.0	So thank you for that.
1:23.7	Yeah.
1:24.0	I'm happy that you found helpful.
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