136 - WWIII vs the Machines | Demetri Kofinas
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Exploring Technology, Culture, and Trust in Society
This chapter explores the promising technological advancements and their implications for society, while countering prevailing negative narratives. The speakers emphasize the need to examine cultural phenomena and foster intellectual discussions to build trust in institutions amidst contemporary challenges.
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-demetri
------ Demetri Kofinas is a digital entrepreneur and host of the Hidden Forces Podcast, one of our favorites.
Demetri has a broad perspective on geopolitics, which we explore as we discuss the probability of a World War 3, diplomacy among superpowers, and surviving the rise of the machines.
Have we lost the ability to solve hard problems as a species?
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------ Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro - Demetri Kofinas 6:30 Hidden Forces 10:26 Towards Chaos 18:00 Cyclical Powers 23:15 Taiwan Case Study 28:30 Trusting Institutions 31:23 State Sovereignty 37:50 Military Power & US Politics 45:00 Liminal Warfare 51:00 Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us 1:00:35 Chinese Algorithms 1:06:15 Unity, Diversity, Identity 1:12:05 Layer Zero Social Values 1:20:05 Losing Our Humanity 1:25:00 Cycling through Chaos 1:28:40 Improving Systems 1:37:30 Closing
------ Resources:
Demetri on Twitter https://twitter.com/kofinas?s=20&t=cNy4k855qT6O3xHtEC6xZw
Hidden Forces https://hiddenforces.io/
Theories of War with David Kilcullen https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/david-kilcullen-national-emergency/
Episode 28 - Industrial Society and its Future https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/demetri-kofinas-industrial-society-and-its-future/
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2/
Brave New World https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060850523
The Fourth Turning https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Turning-American-Prophecy-Rendezvous/dp/0767900464
------ Hidden Forces Episodes:
Industrial Society and its Future https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/demetri-kofinas-industrial-society-and-its-future/ Encryption and the Will to Power https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/demetri-kofinas-industrial-society-and-its-future/ Surveillance Capitalism with Sohshana Zuboff https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff/ Complex Systems with David Weinberger https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/david-weinberger-ai-prediction/ The Age of AI with Eric Schmidt & Dan Huttenlocher https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/eric-schmidt-ai-human-future-national-security/ Predicting the Future with Tim O'Reilly https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/tim-oreilly-predict-the-future/ Kill Chain with Chris Brose https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/kill-chain-chris-brose-anduril-2/ American Defense with Elbridge Colby https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/elbridge-colby-american-defense-age-of-great-power-conflict/ Preparing for Cyber Attacks with Chris Painter https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/russian-cyber-attacks-chris-painter/
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