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Homo Virtualis, Creative Destruction, and AI with Vincent Blok
Jan 24, 2024
Vincent Blok, associate professor in Philosophy of Technology, Business Ethics, and Responsible Innovation, discusses the datafication of the world, the capacity of technological innovations to set the world free, the role of technology in philosophy, the criticism of Heidegger, the relationship between innovation and creative destruction, the impact of capitalism and data in the data-driven world, the difference between quantity and quality in AI, the impact of virtualization and digitalization, and the concept of creative destruction, innovations, and resistance.
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- The concept of homo virtualis explores the changing nature of human existence in the digital age, blurring the boundaries between the physical and virtual worlds.
- The disruptive nature of technology, specifically digital technologies and AI, can be better understood through the concept of innovation and its potential for creative destruction.
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The Concept of Homo Virtualis
The podcast episode discusses the concept of homo virtualis, which refers to the changing nature of human existence in the digital age. The guest, philosopher Vincent Bloch, explores the implications of virtualization and datafication for human identity and the blurring of boundaries between the physical and virtual worlds.
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