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Humans On The Loop

Michael Garfield

Taryn Southern on Surfing the Exponential Tech Tsunami

SEP 10, 202573 MIN
Humans On The Loop

Taryn Southern on Surfing the Exponential Tech Tsunami

SEP 10, 202573 MIN

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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe"><strong>Membership</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://every.org/humansontheloop"><strong>Donations</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2eCYA4ISHLUWbEFOXJ8C5v"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://youtube.com/michaelgarfield"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-on-the-loop/id1152767505"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a></p><p>Today’s guest <a target="_blank" href="https://tarynsouthern.com/about/">Taryn Southern</a> is someone I consider a master surfer of technological change: a fellow elder millennial, artist, creative technologist, strategist, and dancer in the liminal zones of high chop. She’s better than I am at finding the pocket, has made a name for herself for riding some serious bombs, and seems to know precisely when to bail. Starting as an actor, Internet famous for being an early YouTube influencer and her album <em>I Am AI</em>, the first LP composed and produced with an LLM, she caught air at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019 with the premier of her documentary <em>I Am Human</em> (co-directed with Elena Gaby), an intimate look at the lives of three people with implantable brain interfaces and the medical, ethical and societal implications.</p><p>She’s also produced an award-winning musical VR series for Google using Tiltbrush and Blocks, worked as Chief Storyteller for Blackrock Neurotech, minted the first song token on the Ethereum blockchain, spoken and consulted all over the world, operated as an angel investor, and survived breast cancer. In other words, she’s just the person to teach you how to hang ten instead of duck diving under the next pounder. Let’s drop in and grab the rail. Thanks for listening!</p><p><strong>If you enjoy this conversation,</strong> <strong>join the </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/CmJCy6XkP9"><strong>Wisdom x Technology</strong></a><strong> Discord server and</strong> <strong>consider </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe"><strong>becoming a member</strong></a><strong> for access to the complete archives, study groups, and community calls.</strong></p><p><strong>Founding members also get access to the entire twenty hours of lecture and discussion from my recent course, </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://weirdosphere.mn.co/spaces/19231614/feed"><strong>How to Live in the Future</strong></a><strong> at Weirdosphere.</strong></p><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><p>• Explore <a target="_blank" href="http://askfuturefossils.com/">the interactive knowledge garden</a> grown from over 250 episodes• Dig into <a target="_blank" href="http://michaelgarfield.substack.com/podcast">nine years of mind-expanding podcasts</a>• Explore <a target="_blank" href="http://michaelgarfield.substack.com/podcast">the Humans On The Loop dialogue and essay archives</a>• Browse <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/shop/futurefossils">the books we discuss on the show</a> at Bookshop.org• <a target="_blank" href="https://calendly.com/michaelgarfield/consulting">Hire me</a> for speaking or consulting</p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction: The Promise and Perils of Technology 01:07 Welcome to Humans On the Loop 05:57 Taryn's Early Fascination with Technology 08:55 Living with Constraints and The Spirit of Exploration 31:06 AI in Personal Growth and Communication 38:52 AI as a New Religion and Therapy Tool 42:04 The Ethical Dilemmas of AI and Big Tech 47:58 The Future of AI in Governance and Society 57:42 Empowering Individuals with AI and Community Involvement</p><p><strong>Mentions</strong></p><p>Moon Ribas<a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/137">Rolf Potts’</a> <em>Vagabonding</em>Damien Walter’s “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPZUCZtPnI&#38;feature=youtu.be">Modernity is Done</a>”<a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/h-14">Jim O’Shaughnessy</a><em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em>Michael Davis on <a target="_blank" href="https://creativemornings.com/talks/michael-davis-vision">Exploring the Intersection of AI & Romance</a><a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/the-evolution-of-surveillance">The Evolution of Surveillance</a>Cory Doctorow’s “<a target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/enshittification-is-officially-the-biggest-word-of-the-year-2000530173">enshittification</a>”<a target="_blank" href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/h-08">Howard Rheingold</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe</a>