021 Cyber Republic with George Zarkadakis

George Zarkadakis is the author of both fiction and non-fiction books, who describes himself as a science communicator, an artificial intelligence engineer, a futurist, and a digital innovation professional. His most recent book is called "Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines" (MIT Press, 2021). In this conversation, KMO and George discuss: 06:05 – Why democracy needs to be reinvented 06:50 – Incorporating technologies into democracies 18:10 – Animal labor's role in creating inequality and its implications 25:40 – The psychological dimension and transforming spectators into actors 32:40 – Financial time machine 37:30 – Running out of units of measurement 41:30 – Obviating the need for trust with the blockchain 46:00 – Precarious creative gigs and AI's progress with artistic tools 57:20 – Blockchain technology in search of problems to solve 65:05 – The current web's dysfunctional nature 01:07:50 – George's book George (The Guest): Twitter: @zarkadakis georgezarkadakis.com KMO (The Host): Twitter: @Kayemmo en.padverb.com/kmo Padverb: The Padverb Telegram Channel: t.me/padverbpodcast