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Podcast: AI and Technology of the Imagination

Podcast: AI and Technology of the Imagination

I had the pleasure once again to talk with Rudolf of the Thoth Hermes podcast, where we had an expansive conversation about the nature of AI and how it relates to concepts of the imagination in western esotericism.

Some of the questions and themes covered in the discussion include:

Can AI connect to the Divine? Is it fundamentally “natural” or “unnatural”?

Can it produce outputs with “soul”? Does the vast flow of creative information placed into AI datasets produce a new form of “collective unconscious”?

Could AI be an agent of healing in our society? Can it possibly contribute or experience states that we broadly term as “shamanic”?

Can it become a new “technological tradition of imagination”, existing alongside or working with our esoteric traditions?

You can listen to the full recording on the Thoth-Hermes YouTube channel here:

Venus: A Cyberpunk Short Film

Venus: A Cyberpunk Short Film

Over the years, this site has contributed to a number of crowdfunding projects that speak to the same themes and ideas as those presented here. The cyberpunk short-film Venus is one such project, that has gone on to receive numerous accolades and festival awards since its release in 2021.

I’m pleased to say that you can now view the short in full, as it has been uploaded to the Dust channel on YouTube that ‘presents thought-provoking science fiction stories, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of science and technology’. Quite a fitting channel to showcase on Future Conscience!

Enjoy the Venus film below and you can also read our review of the short, as well as an interview with its Director that took place during the post-production process before initial release on the festival circuit.

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20 Futurist Predictions for 2030

20 Futurist Predictions for 2030

With the kind of year 2020 has proven to be, it seems the next decade is going to be a particularly fast-paced and tumultuous one. To keep us all thinking about where we want the world to go over the next 10 years, here are 20 futurist predictions for 2030.Continue Reading

10 New Religious Movements Focused on Science and Technology Today

10 New Religious Movements Focused on Science and Technology Today

Technology has transformed the shape of religious expression, community and proselytisation in the modern world; but it is still relatively rare to see examples that use the concepts of modern science and technology as part of the foundations of a belief system.Continue Reading

The Future is Now: Utopian Technology of 2020

The Future is Now: Utopian Technology of 2020

Remember when 2020 represented what the future could be?  The original Bladerunner movie was set at the end of 2019 and depicted holographic advertisements, flying cars, bubble hair-dryers and AI-replicants so advanced that they were indistinguishable from humanity.  Soylent Green presumed that by 2022 overpopulation, pollution and climate change would be so devastating that weContinue Reading

A Futurist Roadmap: 21 Advancements Needed to Survive the 21st Century

A Futurist Roadmap: 21 Advancements Needed to Survive the 21st Century

The 21st Century will present a number of imminent challenges that we will need to overcome in order to thrive (and survive) as a globally connected society. For many of these challenges, advancements in technology and the way our relationships are reconfigured will prove vital to help us overcome them successfully and comprehensively. There areContinue Reading