The Cyberdelic Podcast

Renowned science fiction author-scientist Alastair Reynolds and Nils Pihl explore the implications of augmented reality, concerns about its potential to distort reality, transformative capabilities for authentic communication, challenges of our universe's relative positioning, and responsible technology use. They also discuss social media's evolution, negative forces in society, fascinating technology for identifying flowers and galaxies, the lack of a fixed coordinate system, the value of YouTube for learning, and a movie about a robot best friend.

We are BACK for season 2! In this season's premiere episode, we're taking a slightly different approach. We're diving into the world of science fiction with a special treat. We are incredibly honored to present a story penned by Alastair Reynolds! Known for his masterful storytelling in hard science fiction, Reynolds' work often explores the vastness of space and the intricacies of time, challenging our perceptions of reality and humanity."End User" is a short tale exploring the near future of augmented reality. Our protagonist, Doug, navigates life with a new pair of AR glasses, the Gaugs. As Doug immerses himself in this hyperreality, he grapples with the implications of this technology on his personal life and society at large.If you've read his "Revelation Space" series, you know the future is complex and often hiding dangers one might not anticipate."End User" is a chilling reminder of the potential futures we may encounter as technology continues to evolve and reshape our world. Join us in this episode as we delve into this thought-provoking narrative and discuss its implications for our digital future.Whether you're a long-time listener or just discovering us, we invite you to join us on this cyberdelic journey. Let's continue to question, learn, and shape our digital future together. Welcome to Season 2 of The Cyberdelic Podcast!If you're into cyberdelics or want to know more about spatial computing, we're building the future of precise positioning.https://linktr.ee/aukilabs

In the new episode of the Cyberdelic Podcast, we go on a Midjourney trip! We talk about text-to-image tools like Midjourney and how AI generators have rapidly advanced in complexity.  Now we can create not only fictitious people, objects, and locations but also entire visual styles. Users can type prompts to receive artwork that resembles a comic book, game art, a historical diagram, a realistic photograph, and so much more. The AI is always here doing its best to conjure it for us.We discuss whether we can use these tools for augmented reality storytelling and communication and ask if the psychedelic state beyond memetic boundaries can benefit from AI-generated images.Tools like Midjourney are already democratizing the ability to express what’s on someone’s mind. Having these at one’s disposal can help anyone realize an artistic potential, not by learning to draw by hand but by learning to think more clearly about what they want to visualize. Perhaps a good artist or the near future will have to be more of a clear thinker than a craftsperson and hunt for ideas at the edge of known memeplexes.If you're into cyberdelics or want to know more about spatial computing, we're building the future of precise positioning.https://linktr.ee/aukilabs

A new episode of the Cyberdelic Podcast will take you on a wild ride! We discuss Decentraland and the work being done by the Web 3.0 communities to build living, developing digital spaces; how all of us are trying to construct a much lower barrier to entry to novel modalities of human consciousness. From there we jump to the difference between toys and games, the digital playgrounds we inhabit, and the benefits of play to human development and civilization. We also talk about role-playing in Dungeons & Dragons and how visceral communal storytelling experiences can be conjured by using words alone, and how emojis are now new letters of our alphabet.Finally, we ask the question: What is the future of communication when you get to create shared experiences where your speech is enhanced by visuals in real-time?If you're into cyberdelics or want to know more about spatial computing, we're building the future of precise positioning.https://linktr.ee/aukilabs

In this episode, we compare the internet to a global nervous system. We comment on the appeal of selling our data and the harsh reality of receiving less much for it than you think. Will AR pets play our favorite songs to us, and how do we communicate nonverbally in the metaverse?We explore the emergence of spatial internet and how positioning must become a utility to allow for spatial and embodied experiences that can be anchored in the real world.The goal of this episode is to paint a picture of how 3D things may be rendered in real space in the future. Oh, also, we discuss how wholesome it can be to paint Warhammer 40k minis. If you're into cyberdelics or want to know more about spatial computing, we're building the future of precise positioning.https://linktr.ee/aukilabs

In this podcast, they talk about Terence McKenna, AR as a step in human communication, the origin of the word 'cyberdelic,' the impact of social media on the Internet, and the limitations of attention in progress. They also explore the visionary ideas of a person in the 80s and 90s, the challenges of conveying concepts across languages, the power of augmented reality in communication, and the role of virtual reality in connecting tribes. Additionally, they discuss the connection between cyberdelics, the attention economy, and the rise of computers in the 1980s.

Building on the first episode of The Cyberdelic Podcast, this is a continued conversation about storytelling, the primal drive to augment our reality with meaning, and how it all connects with the coming Metaverse. Explore how we can prevent a dystopian future by embracing cultural transhumanism while harnessing the immense opportunities that augmented reality offers. Oh, and we'll also discuss dolphins.If you're into cyberdelics or want to know more about spatial computing, we're building the future of precise positioning.https://linktr.ee/aukilabs

The podcast explores cultural transhumanism, memetics, and the difference between work and play. It discusses the evolution and mutation of memes, the difference between playing a game and playing with a toy, the sacred principle of teaching others to teach, and the impact of memes on human consciousness and identity.