391 — Myth, Soul and the Machine: How Ancient Wisdom Can Ground You in a World Gone Digital with Jason Batt
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As artificial intelligence (AI) encroaches deeper than ever before into our daily lives, how do we as humans begin to address the greater questions about the soul and what mysteries lie beyond our planet?
Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist and Wizard Jason Batt joins Paul on an exploration of what lies ahead for humans and AI and how the power of myth can light the way this week on Spirit Gym.
Check out Jason’s work on his website, the International Society of Mythology and Substack. Find him on social media via Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Timestamps
7:31 Is Jason a Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist or a Wizard?
16:25 The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the 100 Year Starship project comes calling on the birth of Jason’s third child.
29:08 Why the Tarot has been around for a long time.
46:17 Momentary gods.
59:35 The danger of mixing myth and religion.
1:08:27 What happens when AI platforms talk to each other?
1:18:12 “Every book of fiction is ourself.”
1:25:59 The greatest profession anyone could have.
1:37:31 The SOUL.md of AI.
1:48:32 The myth of Narcissus is a metaphor for modern times.
1:58:19 To ignore the lessons of myth leaves us vulnerable to the hubris of unchecked innovation and being deceived.
Resources
Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine by Jason Batt and Jonathan Erickson
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
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- 0:00Intro
- 7:31Is Jason a Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist or a Wizard?
- 16:25The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the 100 Year Starship project comes calling on the birth of Jason’s third child.
- 21:16Addressing questions about humans and the soul as the same time AI emerges and humanity spreading in our galaxy.
- 23:53BIOptimizers
- 29:08Why the Tarot has been around for a long time.
- 40:47The problem with MythBusters.
- 46:17Momentary gods.
- 51:47Paleovalley
- 59:35The danger of mixing myth and religion.
- 1:03:23“Having a mind that leans toward myth allows us to deal with paradoxes.”
- 1:08:27What happens when AI platforms talk to each other?
- 1:10:01Organifi
- 1:18:12“Every book of fiction is ourself.”
- 1:25:59The greatest profession anyone could have.
- 1:29:28Pique Life
- 1:37:31The SOUL.md of AI.
- 1:46:37CHEK Institute
- 1:48:32The myth of Narcissus is a metaphor for modern times.
- 1:58:19To ignore the lessons of myth leaves us vulnerable to the hubris of unchecked innovation and being deceived.
- 2:09:52The emergence of loneliness thanks to social media.
- 2:14:08“There’s always a (human) creator behind a simulation.”
- 2:23:15Can empathy be a sin?
- 2:32:10The real story behind myths: Creating your own monsters.
- 2:36:57“Myth allows us to be capable of seeing beyond the surface.”