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✨ 🧬 When AI meets biotechnology: My chat (+transcript) with techno-futurist Jamie Metzl

Jun 27, 2025
Jamie Metzl, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of 'Superconvergence,' dives into the intersection of AI and biotechnology. He discusses how these once-sci-fi technologies are reshaping our future and emphasizes the need for strategic oversight. Metzl explores societal fears of disruption, introduces the concept of 'newnimals,' and argues for a risk-tolerant approach to innovation. The conversation also highlights the importance of curiosity in fostering global advancements and the ethical implications of these technologies.
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Unstoppable but Uncertain Progress

  • Technological progress is unstoppable and accelerating but not predetermined in outcome.
  • We must work to increase positive and decrease negative scenarios of these revolutions.
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Power of Superconvergence

  • AI and gene editing alone won't transform life but combined tech revolutions will.
  • AI's broad use, like in coding, is accelerating progress more than singular breakthroughs.
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Normalized Sci-Fi Technologies

  • We have normalized radical science fiction technologies like AI and personal devices.
  • Future AI impacts won't always feel magical but more like seamless progress.
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