Podcasts about kmo

Cédric Jochems is videocontent strateeg en expert in personal branding. Hij helpt KMO's meer zichtbaarheid en vertrouwen op te bouwen en meer te verkopen met creatieve, doelgerichte video's en sterke personal branding. Wil je relevant blijven als bedrijf? Luister dan heel aandachtig naar dit gesprek.In dit gesprek hoor je:- Hoe je je aanbod online verkoopt zonder te pushen.- De 3 zaken die jouw onderneming future-proof maken.- Hoe je als startende ondernemer SNEL KLANTEN vindt.- Hoe je virale content creëert op platforms zoals TikTok en Instagram. - Hoe je je camera-angst overwint en consistent videocontent produceert.-----------Volg Cédric:LinkedIn: Cédric JochemsInstagram: @cedricjochemsPodcast: Creators PodcastVolg Ben / Ben's Mentors:op LinkedIn: Ben De Coninckop Instagram: @bensmentorsBDC Media: bdcmedia.be-----------HOOFDSTUKKEN:00:00 - Intro00:41 - Hoe ik de verkoop van een slagerij deed ontploffen06:51 - Het ondernemersverhaal van Cédric13:51 - Van filmische content naar talking heads17:11 - Moet je op alles "ja" zeggen in het begin?19:42 - Waarom ik gratis werkte voor lokale bedrijven24:37 - Het belang van personal branding en content27:13 - Zo overwin je camera shyness31:53 - Hoe begin je met personal branding?36:35 - Zo vind je een interessant format voor jouw bedrijf43:43 - Zo maak je een virale video53:44 - Veelgemaakte fouten bij video's1:00:30 - Balans tussen vasthouden en experimenteren1:01:35 - Video strategie voor KMO's en ondernemers1:07:10 - Onvergetelijk ondernemersverhaal1:09:55 - Beste advies voor startende ondernemers

Vandaag spreken we met Jeroen Lemaire, CEO en Co-Founder van In The Pocket, over alles wat met digitaal te maken heeft - van zelf een onderneming te runnen tot een overheid die digital-centric is.We starten bij een bedrijf dat digital products bouwt en botsen meteen op de echte uitdaging: technologie ontwikkelen lukt wel, maar de mens meekrijgen blijkt vaak niet even 'eenvoudig' te zijn. Van daaruit kijken we naar hun groei van startup naar KMO. Eenmaal behandeld, richten we ons op AI en hoe het onze samenleving hertekent, hoe single-purpose robots opkomen, en waarom slimme koppen massaal inzetten op productiviteit. We werpen een bredere kijk op ons ondernemerschapsklimaat, en de digitale blinde vlek van de overheid.We eindigen met te spreken over als bedrijf of overheid te beschikken over (te) veel resources. Enjoy!PS. Koop ons boek, de dialoog-paradox; https://www.standaardboekhandel.be/p/de-dialoog-paradox-9789464750935 DISCOURS vzw https://www.discours.bePODCASTApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/discours-met-de-boys/id1552090974 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1hC2t2YYCE3l7BOB12yjIrYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@discours SOCIALSTwitter: https://x.com/DiscoursDialoog Instagram: http://instagram.com/discoursdialoog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiscoursDialoog TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discoursdialoog

In deze aflevering van Z 7 op 7: We spreken in deze aflevering de drie winnaars van onze Trends Gazelle 2025. Het zijn de drie snelstgroeiende Vlaamse bedrijven in drie categorieën, klein, middelgroot en groot.Onder de grote bedrijven is dat Gent's biotechbedrijf Argenix met CEO Tim van Hauwermeire.Bij de KMO's staat de transportbedrijf SL Logistics uit Puurs Sint Amans aan de top.Bij de kleine bedrijven is dat de evenhippe als snel groeiende koffiebarketen Easy Coffee uit Izegem.Dit zijn drie prachtige winnaars van een prijs gebaseerd op harde cijfers. Hoe de selectie gebeurt, leest u op onze website, Trends.be.  Z 7 op 7 is de nieuwe dagelijkse podcast van Kanaal Z en Trends. Elke ochtend, vanaf 5u30 uur luistert u voortaan naar een selectie van de meest opmerkelijke nieuwsverhalen, een frisse blik op de aandelenmarkten en een scherpe duiding bij de economische en politieke actualiteit door experts van Kanaal Z en Trends.Start voortaan elke dag met Z 7 op 7 en luister naar wat echt relevant is voor uw business, onderneming, carrière en geld.

Vandaag twee gasten die hun passie voor reizen omzetten in een succesvol ondernemersavontuur. Welkom Sophie Riga & Koen Van Orshaegen van Puur Reizen. Gasten: Sophie Riga & Koen Van Orshaegenwww.puurreizen.comDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.

Lucia Sánchez y Rubén Señor forman ‘Algo que recordar' y acaban de sacar ‘Caminos' el documental definitivo sobre el viaje de la Vida. También hablamos con Miguel Silvestre de Kilómetro 0, un viaje de seis recorridos que atraviesan la península Ibérica de costa a costa conectados por el KMO de las carreteras radiales. Acaban de terminar la ruta Madrid-Cabo de Roca en la que ha participado Ramón Espinar

KMO and the Librarian of Celaeno discuss various topics including the challenges of building an audience on Substack, the impact of AI on education and writing, the decline of reading among young people, cultural shifts in literature, the role of religion in society,and the intersection of race and ideology. They explore the complexities of racism in America and the enduring nature of cultural patterns, concluding with thoughts on the role of technology in shaping society.

Donderdag 22 mei: De Nationale Bank stelt gerust: onze banken en verzekeraars kunnen tegen een stootje, met stevige buffers en genoeg cash. Toch vraagt de Nationale Bank om nu al extra reserve aan te leggen – goed voor 2,5 miljard. Voor het geval er nog iets onverwachts op ons afkomt. Waarom groeit het ene bedrijf sneller dan het andere? Vlerick Business School vond tien mogelijke verklaringen. Vlaamse KMO's scoren het best op productontwikkeling, leiderschap en financieel beheer. Maar op vlak van besluitvorming, HR en digitalisering is er nog marge. Vooral AI wordt amper benut, vertelt Miguel Meuleman, professor ondernemerschap bij Vlerick.En zoals elk jaar gaat Trends op zoek naar de beste Chief Financial Officer in België. Dit jaar bekroonde een onafhankelijke jury Jean-Philippe Michaux van Puratos tot Trends CFO of the Year 2025. We bespreken het met Trends-collega Patrick Claerhout.  Z 7 op 7 is de nieuwe dagelijkse podcast van Kanaal Z en Trends. Elke ochtend, vanaf 5u30 uur luistert u voortaan naar een selectie van de meest opmerkelijke nieuwsverhalen, een frisse blik op de aandelenmarkten en een scherpe duiding bij de economische en politieke actualiteit door experts van Kanaal Z en Trends.Start voortaan elke dag met Z 7 op 7 en luister naar wat echt relevant is voor uw business, onderneming, carrière en geld.

C Politique prolonge le débat avec un deuxième rendez-vous hors des plateaux de télévision à Mulhouse.Objectif : porter le débat citoyen sur le terrain autour de questions d'intérêt public en présence d'intellectuels, d'historiens, de philosophes.Cette deuxième Rencontre de C politique à Mulhouse s'est déroulée le mercredi 7 mai 2025 à au KM0, une ancienne friche industrielle transformée en lieu d'innovation et de formation.Thomas Snégaroff et ses invités échangent avec le public autour de cette question : l'industrie peut-elle à nouveau nous faire rêver ? Une problématique à laquelle sont confrontés de nombreux territoires.Natacha Polony, journaliste éditorialiste, Anaïs Voy-Gillis, géographe, Gérald Cohen, universitaire cofondateur de KMO sont les invités de cette rencontre.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Onze gast van vandaag is Christa Jouck, CEO en co-owner van Officenter Group. Ze startte in 2010 met één gebouw in Hasselt, en bouwde het uit tot een netwerk van bedrijvencentra met bijna 100 medewerkers. Christa werd recent bekroond tot strafste onderneemster van Limburg en staat bekend om haar scherpe visie, stevige drive en ijzersterk netwerk. We hebben het over ondernemen, groeien, investeerders, work-life, personal branding en de toekomst van kantoorwerk. Welkom Christa!Gast: Christa Jouckwww.officenter.euDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.

KMO is joined by Brent, author of The Absurdity Sim Substack, for a wide-ranging discussion that opens with the simulation hypothesis. They explore the idea that human consciousness may be either central to reality or merely an unintended byproduct of a system running for someone else's amusement—perhaps a cosmic reality show. This sets the tone for a conversation that blends philosophy, cultural critique, and lived experience with wry humor.From there, the conversation shifts to the decline of attention spans and the rise of short-form dopamine-driven platforms like TikTok, contrasted with the promise of Substack as a space for thoughtful writing and dialogue. Brent reflects on his own motivations for launching a Substack: channeling his inner curmudgeon in the spirit of H.L. Mencken and Mark Twain, offering sardonic but grounded takes on American decline.KMO shares his experience using Substack as an audio-first medium and laments the collapse of the internet's early promise—recalling a time when text-heavy forums fostered substantial, idea-driven exchanges rather than engagement-optimized performance. Together, they reflect on the role that algorithmic social media plays in distorting public discourse, and how platforms increasingly populate your feed with AI-generated personalities disguised as human users.The conversation then pivots to Brent's real-world experience with government construction contracting and the disruptive power of AI. He describes how ChatGPT already accelerates tasks like analyzing construction plans, generating submittal registries, and cross-referencing thousands of pages of specs. Brent anticipates a near-future where human project managers and administrators are largely replaced by AI, even in complex fields like federal infrastructure work. KMO builds on this, discussing how AI will reshape military logistics and global power, especially as the U.S. and China race to control both space and artificial general intelligence.By the end of the hour, the discussion has covered the erosion of cultural cohesion, the post-2008 shift toward institutional impunity, and the psychological toll of a society that flatters rather than elevates. Brent introduces the idea that intelligence distribution—not race, not ideology—helps explain the collapse of discourse and taste in the age of mass media. The two agree that the early internet, for all its flaws, was simply smarter and more sincere—and that today's platforms are built for distraction, not understanding.

Vandaag hebben we de eer om brand strategist Stef Verbeeck te verwelkomen. Stef startte 10 jaar geleden het bedrijf Pavlov Brand Consultancy samen met zijn broer. Hij kent de geheime formule om van merken lovebrands te maken. In deze aflevering duiken we diep in zijn carrière en bespreken we de brand uitdagingen voor bedrijven in een tijdperk vol technologische vernieuwing. Leun achterover, laat je inspireren en ontdek met ons de inzichten van Stef VerbeeckStef VerbeeckLinkedInPavlov Deze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.

20 jaar een succesvol bedrijf leiden, voorzitter zijn van Voka en tussendoor een zijstap doen in de politiek. Onze straffe gast van deze week is Danielle van Wesenbeeck van Mastermail. Zij vertelt ons over de uitdagingen en learnings tijdens haar ondernemerstraject. Met Mastermail balanceren ze tussen oldschool print en technologie. Geniet van dit zeer boeiend gesprek, met een straffe madam met een sterke mening.Timestamps:0:00 Introductie0:25 MastermailDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.Daniëlle Vanwesenbeeck - Mastermailwww.mastermail.be

Donderdag 10 april: In de Verenigde Staten betalen ze nu fors meer voor goederen uit andere landen. Voor Chinese goederen gaat de prijs zelfs maal twee! De Europese lidstaten, met uitzondering van Hongarije, reageren fel: tegenheffingen van 10 tot 25 procent goedgekeurd. China verhoogt vandaag zijn tegenheffing zelfs naar 84 procent! Import wordt zo onbetaalbaar. Een alarmerend gevolg van de tarievenoorlog zijn de overheidsobligaties die massaal gedumpt worden. Overheidspapier, en dan vooral Amerikaans overheidspapier, is een veiliger vluchtoord voor wie aandelen de rug toekeert. De VS bracht overheidspapier op 3 jaar uit. Dat gaat normaal vlot, maar deze keer niet. Tom Simonts legt uit. Ruim 5.600 Belgische bedrijven exporteren goederen of diensten naar de Verenigde Staten. Bijna 92 procent daarvan heeft minder dan 250 werknemers. Ook kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen gaan dus de gevolgen ondervinden van Trumps douanetarieven. Dat beseft nu ook federaal minister van Middenstand, Zelfstandigen en KMO's Simonet. Z 7 op 7 is de nieuwe dagelijkse podcast van Kanaal Z en Trends. Elke ochtend, vanaf 5u30 uur luistert u voortaan naar een selectie van de meest opmerkelijke nieuwsverhalen, een frisse blik op de aandelenmarkten en een scherpe duiding bij de economische en politieke actualiteit door experts van Kanaal Z en Trends.Start voortaan elke dag met Z 7 op 7 en luister naar wat echt relevant is voor uw business, onderneming, carrière en geld.

Vandaag kruipen we backstage. Onze gast tourde jarenlang met grote artiesten. Stond aan de wieg van Het Depot in Leuven en ontwikkelde daarna een SaaS platform voor tourende bands. Van tourmanager tot tech ondernemer, welkom in het verhaal van Roeland Veugelen. Timestamps:0:00 – Introductie en welkom1:52 – Wie is Roeland Veugelen?3:15 – Hoe hij tourmanager werd voor Mylo6:40 – Wat doet een tourmanager eigenlijk allemaal?10:05 – De dynamiek achter de schermen van een internationale tour14:30 – Hoe ziet een typische dag eruit on the road?17:45 – Over nachtbussen, jetlags en onderweg zijn met een crew22:10 – De mooiste (en minst glamoureuze) momenten uit het tourleven26:35 – Wat Roeland leerde van touren op hoog niveau30:05 – De overstap naar Het Depot en het verschil met het leven on the road33:10 – Wat maakt een concertzaal als Het Depot uniek volgens Roeland37:25 – Over samenwerken met artiesten en verwachtingen managen41:50 – Wat het werk achter de schermen zo boeiend maakt45:40 – Waarom de juiste attitude belangrijker is dan ervaring49:30 – Roeland over loslaten, stress en leren relativeren53:20 – Advies voor wie wil starten in de live sector56:10 – Waar je Roeland kan volgen en outroDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.Roeland Veugelen - Tourmanagementwww.tourmanagement.com

In aflevering 74 hebben we polyglot, auteur, podcaster, presentatrice, ondernemer en vooral brandingspecialiste Céline Malyster van Walhalla Branding in onze studio om het uitgebreid te hebben over branding en marketing voor KMO's. Voor kleinere ondernemingen is het immers geen evidentie om succesvol te investeren in hun merk. Vaak zijn gedreven ondernemers vooral met de essentie van hun zaak bezig, en wagen ze zich niet aan positionering, strategie of marketing. Ze gaan er ofwel van uit dat het niets voor hen is, dat het allemaal fortuinen zal kosten, ze willen er geen tijd voor maken of zijn ze bang voor reacties van anderen. Nochtans is het ook voor kleinere merken cruciaal goed na te denken over branding en marketing. Céline licht bij Stef toe hoe zij met de klassieke misvattingen omgaat en kleinere organisaties helpt om hun ambities om te zetten in een herkenbaar verhaal. Ze duidt op welke manier KMO's met een beperkt budget zelf aan de slag kunnen met marketing door vooral slimme keuzes te maken en te durven om tijd en moeite te steken in dingen als content marketing, sociale media en advertising. We hebben het over hoeveel geld daarvoor nodig is, hoe uw personal brand kan helpen, waar het laaghangend fruit hangt en hoe je klanten meetrekt in een wervelende klantbeleving. Ten slotte hebben we het over manieren om de grote spelers in uw markt met een sterk KMO brand te challengen en hoe u verstandige en onderscheidende keuzes maakt voor uw merk. Kortom, deze aflevering is een absolute aanrader voor elke kleine of middelgrote onderneming op zoek naar inspiratie, concrete acties en zelfs enkele pijnlijke waarheden over hoe ze zichzelf hinderen in het uitbouwen van hun merk.

In deze aflevering van Weekly Webhero spreken we met Erendiz Ates, de oprichter van AZ-Solutions en Belgisch topexpert als het gaat over LinkedIn-strategie. Deze episode gaat veel verder dan enkel social selling en content, want er zijn ook straffe verhalen. Maar uiteraard deelt hij ook zijn belangrijkste LinkedIn tips. Waarom comments de nieuwe superkracht zijn, moet je investeren in ads of is organische groei de way to go. En als laatste, wat betekent AI voor de toekomst van content op LinkedIn? Klaar voor boeiende inzichten en direct toepasbare LinkedIn strategieën? Timestamps: ↓0:00 - Introductie en welkom2:30 - Wie is Erendiz en wat drijft hem?7:15 - De eerste stappen in zijn carrière en ondernemerschap13:40 - De grootste uitdagingen en leermomenten onderweg19:55 - Hoe hij groei en strategie combineert in zijn werk26:20 - De impact van technologie en innovatie in zijn sector32:45 - Belangrijke inzichten over leiderschap en teammanagement39:10 - Ondernemersdilemma's: Erendiz deelt zijn visie45:35 - De toekomst van ondernemerschap en waar kansen liggen52:00 - Concreet advies voor ondernemers die willen opschalen58:20 - Afsluiting: waar kan je Erendiz volgen?Deze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.Erendiz Ates - AZ-Solutionswww.az-solutions.beLinkedIn profiel ErendizSpeciale deal: LinkedIn Power CoursesKortingscode: webhero1010% korting voor alle Webhero community 

In this episode, host KMO speaks with Kevin, co-host of the podcast and Substack publication "Synthesize Sunsets," which explores speculative fiction and the evolution of popular culture in the age of AI and algorithms.Key Discussion Points:17776 by John Boyce: Kevin discusses this multimedia science fiction narrative and how it represents a missed opportunity for innovation in digital storytelling formats.Decades losing their distinctiveness: The conversation explores how time periods had unique visual and cultural identities in the 20th century, while the 21st century has seen a flattening of aesthetic differences between decades.Publishing industry consolidation: They discuss how the consolidation of publishing houses has led to less diversity in science fiction and contributed to the growth of romance-focused fantasy at the expense of traditional science fiction.Science fiction authors and works: The pair share their perspectives on influential authors including Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun," Ursula K. Le Guin, N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, Ted Chiang, Iain M. Banks, and Cixin Liu.Christianity and literature: How religious literacy impacts readers' ability to engage with certain works, particularly Gene Wolfe's writing which contains subtle Christian themes.Political perspectives in fiction: The challenges of creating politically engaged fiction that doesn't feel didactic, using examples like Banks' "Culture" series and contemporary works.Media and intellectual diversity: Kevin expresses hope for greater intellectual diversity in media and publishing, noting that Chinese sci-fi author Cixin Liu represents a genuinely different cultural perspective.

Hoe bepaal je de juiste ondernemersstrategie? Hoe zorg je voor een sterke organisatieontwikkeling zonder helemaal in de chaos te belanden? Onze gast vandaag is Rik Verbeemen van Pauze, een scherpzinnig klankbord, een systeemdenker en een organisatiefluisteraar. Met Pauze helpt Rik bedrijven richting geven en complexe uitdagingen om te zetten in concrete stappen. We hebben het over strategie, groei, digitale transformatie en het belang van lichaamstaal. Iets wat AI voorlopig nog niet helemaal kan vervangen. En zoals steeds leggen we onze gast enkele pittige dilemma's voor die elke ondernemer vroeg of laat tegenkomt. Klaar voor een stevige dosis inzicht en inspiratie? Luister of kijk dan zeker naar de aflevering! Timestamps: ↓0:00 - Introductie en welkom2:15 - Wie is Rik Verbeemen en wat doet Pauze?6:40 - De grootste strategische uitdagingen voor ondernemers12:20 - Hoe bouw je een sterke organisatie zonder in chaos te belanden?18:50 - Waarom veel bedrijven vastlopen in groei en hoe je dat voorkomt25:30 - Digitale transformatie: wat werkt wel en wat niet?31:15 - Lichaamstaal en communicatie: waarom dit cruciaal is in business38:40 - Strategie vs. improvisatie: hoe combineer je beiden?45:20 - Pittige ondernemersdilemma's: Rik geeft zijn visie51:55 - De impact van AI op bedrijfscultuur en besluitvorming58:30 - Concreet advies voor ondernemers die hun strategie willen aanscherpen1:04:15 - Afsluiting: waar kan je Rik Verbeemen volgen?Deze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales.Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.Rik Verbeemen - Pauzewww.neempauze.be

Hoe transformeer je een lokaal familiebedrijf tot een prijswinnende e-commerspeler? Hoe bouw je een merk dat scoort op zowel duurzaamheid als op digitale strategie. Onze gast vandaag is Mathias Vanduffel, de co-owner van Rootsum (voorheen gekend als Biogroei). Rootsum is niet alleen klimaat ambassadeur en winnaar van de Becommerce Diamond Award, maar ook de finalist van 'KMO van het jaar'. In deze aflevering hebben we het over groeien in e-commerce, slimme automatisatie, de impact van AI en de uitdagingen van een grote rebranding. Hoe ging Mathias om met de overgang van lokaal naar internationaal? En wat doet Rootsum op een topdag als ze 2500 pakjes versturen. Daarnaast leggen we hem ook een paar scherpe dilemma's voor en testen we zijn toekomstvisie op de e-commerce sector. Let's go. Timestamps: ↓0:00 - Introductie en welkom2:10 - Wie is Mathias Vanduffel?6:34 - Een webshop rendabel maken6:45 - Zijn eerste stappen in het ondernemerschap12:30 - De grootste uitdagingen als ondernemer18:55 - Hoe hij zijn bedrijf heeft laten groeien25:09 - Rebranding SEO25:40 - De invloed van AI en technologie in zijn sector32:15 - Ondernemerslessen die hij nooit zal vergeten40:20 - Belangrijke trends voor de toekomst47:05 - Snelle tips voor startende ondernemers53:30 - Outro en waar je Mathias kan volgenDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales. Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.Mathias Vanduffel - Rootsumwww.rootsum.be

KMO talks science fiction, culture and politics with Copernican.

KMO talks science fiction with Copernican.

Hoe bouw je een succesvol contentbureau op in een wereld die razendsnel verandert? Petra Meeus, founder van Billycom, begon haar ondernemersavontuur 10 jaar geleden en groeide uit tot een strategische contentstudio. In deze aflevering van Weekly Webhero praten we over de switch van freelancer naar ondernemer, de uitdagingen van groeien als agency en hoe AI de contentwereld op zijn kop zet. Hoe blijft Billycom relevant in tijden van ChatGPT? En moeten bedrijven kiezen voor kwantiteit of kwaliteit in hun contentstrategie? Daarnaast leggen we Petra enkele scherpe dilemma's voor, testen we haar toekomstvisie en ontdekken we welke ondernemersles ze nooit zal vergeten. Klaar om te leren van een doorwinterde ondernemer? Let's go! Timestamps: ↓0:00 - Introductie en welkom1:45 - Wie is Petra Meeus?5:30 - Hoe begon haar carrière?10:15 - De grootste uitdagingen in haar vakgebied15:50 - De impact van digitalisering en innovatie20:00 - Dilemma: Snelle groei met hoge risico's of stabiele groei met zekerheid?22:10 - Praktische tips en advies24:00 - Voel je dat de vraag van jouw klanten wijzigt? 30:45 - Persoonlijke anekdotes en lessen32:00 - We hebben een nieuwe rubriek34:50 - Vind je dat ondernemers altijd een duidelijke niche moeten kiezen?38:20 - Belangrijke trends in de sector43:20 - Wat is de belangrijke kwaliteit die starters missen?45:05 - Toekomstvisie en afsluitende gedachten49:30 - Outro en waar je Petra kan volgenDeze podcast is een initiatief van Webhero, de digitale held van zelfstandigen en KMO's. Wij bouwen websites en webshops en zorgen ervoor dat deze hoog scoren in Google. Weekly Webhero is een podcast voor ondernemers die meer willen leren over marketing en sales. Website: www.webhero.beDeze podcast is te beluisteren op Spotify en Apple podcasts.

Kristian Morris, aka Kmo, has spent multiple summers serving with Greater Europe Mission. Over time, Kmo noticed a trend not just with GEM, but with mission agencies as a whole...less than 3% of global workers are ethnic minorities. This empowered Kmo to learn the "why?" behind this statistic, myths facing ethnic minorities going on mission, and what we as believers can do about it. Listen to learn more about Kmo's powerful testimony, his music, and his perspective on how God can leverage our ethnic backgrounds for the Kingdom of Christ worldwide. Support the showWant to serve or learn more? https://gemission.orgGive to Greater Europe Missionhttps://gemission.org/give/

This wide-ranging conversation between KMO (host) and David Roman (historian and writer) covers several major topics, starting with Roman's recent trip to China and observations about its development over his 27 years of visiting the country. The discussion then delves deeply into science fiction literature, publishing, and the current state of the genre. The conversation also explores generational ships in science fiction, AI, cultural representation in fiction, and ends with a discussion about philosophy, particularly continental philosophy and the work of Slavoj Žižek.Table of Contents:Introduction and China Discussion (00:00-05:00)David Roman's background in ChinaObservations on China's developmentContrasts between modernization and traditional elementsTechnology and Development in China (05:00-10:00)Discussion of AI and robotics advancementReality vs. social media representationInfrastructure and development contrastsMedia Platforms and Content Creation (10:00-25:00)Experiences with YouTube, Facebook, and SubstackDiscussion of platform censorship and monetizationContent creator challengesScience Fiction Literature (25:00-45:00)Discussion of various authors including Peter WattsAnalysis of current trends in science fictionGeneration ship novels and themesCultural Representation in Science Fiction (45:00-60:00)Discussion of diversity in future scenariosCritique of current publishing trendsCultural authenticity in character writingPublishing Industry Analysis (60:00-75:00)Changes in editing and publishingSelf-publishing vs. traditional publishingImpact on science fiction genrePhilosophy Discussion (75:00-end)Continental vs. Analytic philosophyDiscussion of Slavoj Žižek's workRoman's work on Chinese and Western philosophy

291 Ben Sansen Over Hoe Hij Zijn Leven In Handen Neemt En Zweeft Tussen Business En Boeddha | What's On Your Mind? (Dutch/Nederlands)Hi ik ben Peter en elke week geef ik jullie een podcast over personal development, mindset & verkoop. What's On Your Mind ? is een 1 uur conversatie. Iedereen heeft een verhaal. En ik wil dit verhaal van mijn gast naar boven brengen.Op zijn 35ste liep Ben tegen een vroeg midlife vraagstuk aan. Wat hij deed liep prima. Een mooie KMO. Prima omzetcijfers. Geweldige collega's en happy customers. Maar het klopte niet voor hem. Het voelde niet als zinvol aan. Hij verkocht zijn aandeel in het bedrijf dat hij mee had opgericht en ruilde 100 medewerkers en 12mio omzet voor zijn echte levensmissie. ‘Mensen zoals jij inspireren en faciliteren om een zinvol leven te realiseren'.Sinds die dag is hij ‘gestopt' met werken en is het alle dagen fun. Hij voelt zichzelf entrepreneur en levensgenieter. Met een mindset ergens tussen business en Boeddha. Persoonlijke ontwikkeling werd zijn grote passie.En Ben omschrijft alles wat hij doet als ‘zijn grote speeltuin':Of je treft hem in de bergen van Lapland waar hij samen met ondernemers jaarlijks ‘Into The Wild' trekt.Of je kan hem vinden in zijn studio als host van de succesvolle 2-wekelijkse Choose Life podcast.Of hij laat zich afdrogen bij een partijtje golf door zijn jongste zoon

In deze aflevering van Z 7 op 7:  Een drone die zeemijnen neutraliseert. Het klinkt sciencefiction, maar het is gewoon een knap staaltje Belgische technologie. Want het Oostendse Exail Robotics bouwt ze gewoon al voor het Belgisch en Nederlands leger. BMW is voor het vierde jaar op rij het populairste automerk in België. De Belgische afdeling heeft zelfs zijn beste jaar ooit achter de rug. En da's opvallend, door de krimpende automarkt in Europa.En we bespreken de grootste cyberbedreigingen voor KMO's in de nabije toekomst en hoe ze zich hiertegen kunnen beschermen. Geef uw mening over de Z 7 op 7 podcast via deze link zodat de Trends en Kanaal Z redactie de Z 7 op 7 podcast nog beter op uw behoeftes kan afstemmen in 2025. Alvast bedankt bij voorbaat.Z 7 op 7 is de nieuwe dagelijkse podcast van Kanaal Z en Trends. Elke ochtend, vanaf 5u30 uur luistert u voortaan naar een selectie van de meest opmerkelijke nieuwsverhalen, een frisse blik op de aandelenmarkten en een scherpe duiding bij de economische en politieke actualiteit door experts van Kanaal Z en Trends.Start voortaan elke dag met Z 7 op 7 en luister naar wat echt relevant is voor uw business, onderneming, carrière en geld.

KMO speaks with The Feral Historian about S.M. Stirling's controversial Draka series of alternate history novels. While only 25 minutes of their hour-plus conversation survived due to technical difficulties, they explore how these books examine the creation of sustainable systems of oppression and the psychological dynamics of slave societies. The discussion touches on how the Draka maintain control through careful management of violence, their pragmatic approach to social organization, and their complex relationship with their enslaved population. KMO follows the conversation with an exploration of how the Draka represent an example of 'komerex' patterns - dynamic, growing systems that prioritize effectiveness over process - even while pursuing morally repugnant ends. He shares insights from his conversations with AI systems about analyzing complex social structures without retreating into institutional safety theater. Available free on Audible, the Draka novels offer a disturbing but thought-provoking examination of how societies systematize oppression.You can find the Immutable Mobiles Substack blog here: https://chatswithclaude.substack.com/p/s-m-stirlings-draka-novels

KMO speaks with science fiction author and cybersecurity professional Kenneth E. Harrell about artificial intelligence, the writing process, and technological change. They explore how AI tools can enhance rather than replace human creativity, with Harrell describing his use of custom GPTs and AI assistants to improve his writing while maintaining his unique voice. The conversation delves into the challenges of emerging AI technologies, including potential security threats and the limitations of current solutions like voice synthesis. They also discuss their favorite science fiction works and influences, from Frank Herbert's Dune to contemporary authors, while examining how science fiction helps us understand accelerating technological and social change. The wide-ranging discussion touches on themes of spirituality, techno-utopianism, and the human relationship with advancing technology.

Vandaag heb ik Sam Heymans aan tafel, de oprichter van Lizy. Wat deze aflevering bijzonder maakt, is dat Sam begon met het ontwikkelen van een SaaS product, maar zijn business inmiddels een flinke transformatie heeft ondergaan. Want, toen hij met zijn SaaS product de markt op ging, merkte hij dat er een andere kans lag; niet het SaaS product, maar een autoleasebedrijf, waarbij hij gebruik zou maken van de zelf ontwikkelde software. Zo ontstond Lizy, een disruptor in de autoleasing markt. We praten over zijn pivot van een SaaS-platform naar een asset-heavy leasingbedrijf, de complexiteit van deze stap en natuurlijk over zijn lessons learned. 1. Introductie: Sam Heymans vertelt over zijn achtergrond bij Google en McKinsey en hoe deze ervaring hem hielp Lizy op te richten, een digitaal autoleasingbedrijf gericht op KMO's en zelfstandigen. 2. Lizy's unieke model: Hoe Lizy zich onderscheidt met een digitaal platform, focus op elektrische voertuigen en duurzaamheid, en de keuze voor recent tweedehandswagens om kosten en leveringstijden te optimaliseren. 3. De pivot: Sam deelt waarom Lizy van een SaaS-platform naar een volledig leasingbedrijf overstapte en de uitdagingen van het combineren van technologie met traditionele leasing. 4. Complexiteit en focus: Waarom Lizy bewust focust op één klantsegment (KMO's en zelfstandigen) en hoe ze processen zoals kredietcontroles en wagenselectie automatiseren om een voorsprong te houden. 5. Duurzaamheid: Lizy's impact op CO2-reductie via elektrische voertuigen en een langere leasetijd voor auto's. 6. Team en cultuur: De uitdagingen van het bouwen van een team voor een hybride model en hoe Lizy talent aantrekt uit zowel SaaS als automotive. 7. Groeiplannen: Lizy's strategie voor schaalvergroting in Europa en hoe ze een balans vinden tussen bold marketing en conservatieve financiële operaties. Lizy: https://www.lizy.be/ Leadinfo: https://www.leadinfo.com/ We Love SaaS: https://welovesaas.io/ Word lid van We Love SaaS We Love SaaS is de plaats waar SaaS ondernemers en professionals bij elkaar komen om te bouwen aan een succesvolle SaaS business. Stop met het wiel opnieuw uitvinden en krijg toegang tot de kennis en connecties die je nodig hebt om betere beslissingen te nemen. Word lid: https://welovesaas.io/membership/

In this episode of The KMO Show, host KMO speaks with Kevin Lynn, Executive Director of the Institute for Sound Public Policy, about the 2024 election results and broader historical patterns. The conversation begins with an AI-generated introduction acknowledging their shared history in the Peak Oil community and mutual interest in Rudyard Lynch's analysis of historical crisis patterns.Kevin brings unique perspective from his varied career - from Army officer to accounting executive to political organizer. The discussion explores several key themes:The parallels between current events and historical periods like the Thirty Years WarThe emergence of new political coalitions crossing traditional party linesEconomic and demographic factors driving political realignmentThe role of immigration policy in social cohesionGenerational theory and the Fourth Turning frameworkThe transformation of various political figures from progressive Democrats to Trump supportersDrawing on shared connections with figures like John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, and Steve Lamb, the conversation examines how many former Democrats have rejected establishment politics in favor of populist movements. The discussion provides historical context for understanding recent political realignments while considering potential futures.

Cameraman Kristiaan Grauwels beschrijft de grote impact van glasvezelinternet op zijn werk. Vroeger was het moeilijk om beelden snel te verzenden, vaak via satellieten of straalverbindingen. Met de opkomst van HD, 4K en 8K is de hoeveelheid videomateriaal enorm gestegen, zoals zijn recente documentaire van 42 terabyte. Dankzij de overstap naar glasvezel met snelheden tot 1 gigabit per seconde, is het nu mogelijk om grote bestanden snel te uploaden, wat stress vermindert en tijd bespaart.  www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/voorgoed-verpest-/  

Group GTS, een logistieke dienstverlener met meer dan 700 vrachtwagens, zet sterk in op digitalisering om de transportsector efficiënter te maken. IT Manager Ruben Beckers benadrukt het belang van datadeling en telematica voor optimale planning en communicatie met chauffeurs. De organisatie heeft tablets geïntroduceerd in vrachtwagens voor real-time informatie-uitwisseling. Ondanks de complexiteit van de logistieke keten, is er een trend naar betere samenwerking en centralisatie van gegevens, met als doel kosten en CO2-uitstoot te verlagen. In de komende jaren wil Group GTS zijn systemen verder digitaliseren en integreren. www.group-gts.com/nl/  

Caroline Vercauteren transformeerde het slagersbedrijf BonRill naar BonMush, dat zich richt op vlees- en visalternatieven, voornamelijk gemaakt van oesterzwammen. Na de overname in 2017 en de daaropvolgende digitalisering, waaronder de implementatie van ERP-software, is BonMush klaar voor groei. Het bedrijf verkoopt voornamelijk via retail en groothandel, met een webshop als proeftuin voor nieuwe vegan producten. Vercauteren benadrukt het belang van klantcommunicatie en data-analyse om vraag en aanbod efficiënt af te stemmen. BonMush focust op lokale merken en wil de menselijke connectie in de B2B-markt behouden.www.bonmush.com   

Echte innovatie begint met goed luisteren naar klanten en niet simpelweg technologiehypes volgen. Frederik De Bosschere stelt dat veel bedrijven nog steeds worstelen met eerdere innovaties, zoals smartphones en cloud computing. Innovaties komen sneller dan ooit, en het is belangrijk om kritisch te kijken naar hun waarde voor je organisatie. Het is soms prima om nieuwe trends te negeren. Managers moeten zich richten op hoe technologie kan helpen om klantdoelen te bereiken, en dat begint met open communicatie. Succesvolle innovatie vereist dat zakelijke en technische teams dezelfde taal spreken om effectief samen te werken. https://www.inthepocket.com/

Kmo's zijn steeds vaker doelwit van cybercriminaliteit, met gemiddelde schade van 100.000 euro per aanval. Cybercriminelen zijn nu georganiseerd en maken gebruik van geavanceerde technieken zoals AI voor phishing. Slechte wachtwoorden en verouderde software zijn vaak de eerste toegangswegen. Kmo's hebben vaak onvoldoende kennis en middelen om hun cybersecurity goed te beheren. Het is cruciaal dat bedrijven hun systemen in kaart brengen en regelmatig testen op zwakke plekken. Het Center for Internet Security biedt een framework dat helpt bij het implementeren van eenvoudige maar effectieve beveiligingsmaatregelen. https://i-force.be/service/it-security-audit

Cybersecurity is essentieel voor digitale veiligheid en kan bedrijven helpen groeien door vertrouwen te creëren. Patrick Coomans van Vinçotte benadrukt dat cybersecurity steeds meer een integraal onderdeel wordt van veiligheid, mede door nieuwe regelgeving zoals de NIS2-richtlijn. Bedrijven moeten cybersecurity niet als kostenpost zien, maar als kans om klantvertrouwen te winnen. Coomans vergelijkt de noodzaak van cybersecurity met de verplichting van autogordels, waarbij bewustzijn en cultuur cruciaal zijn. Hij pleit voor een focus op mensen, processen en technologie, waarbij bedrijven hun cybersecurityprocessen moeten verankeren.www.vincotte.be/nl/blog/cyberaanvallen-geen-wat-als-maar-een-wanneer

Meta Ronin is the keeper of the Metapocalypse Substack blog.This conversation between KMO and Meta Ronin explores the complex and controversial topic of AI companions, often referred to as "robo waifus." The discussion goes far beyond the surface-level concept of sex robots, delving into philosophical, social, and ethical implications of advanced AI technology.Listeners will hear a balanced debate, with Meta Ronin generally presenting a more optimistic view of the potential benefits of AI companions, while KMO raises thoughtful concerns about societal impacts and unintended consequences. The conversation touches on issues like loneliness, modern dating challenges, privacy concerns, and the nature of consciousness itself.The speakers explore scenarios ranging from near-future applications to far-future transhumanist possibilities. They discuss how AI companions might affect human relationships, social skills, and even productivity. The dialogue also ventures into the realm of artificial general intelligence and what truly sentient AI might mean for humanity.This thought-provoking exchange offers listeners a nuanced look at a technology that could dramatically reshape human intimacy and social structures. It's an engaging listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technology, psychology, and human relationships.

VLAIO helpt kmo's zich te wapenen tegen cybercriminaliteit door te focussen op cyber resilience, wat betekent dat bedrijven niet alleen beveiligd moeten zijn, maar ook snel moeten kunnen herstellen na een incident. Ongeveer een derde van de Belgische bedrijven heeft recent een cybersecurity-incident ervaren, wat leidt tot hoge kosten en operationele stilstand.Kmo's kunnen ondersteuning vinden bij sectorfederaties, kennisinstellingen en VLAIO zelf, die verbetertrajecten aanbieden met 50% financiële steun.https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhauspie/

Bedrijven moeten klantcentraal ondernemen door de klant écht centraal te stellen en niet alleen maar klantgericht te zijn. Dit vereist actief luisteren en regelmatig contact met klanten, voorbij alleen het meten van tevredenheid. Futuroloog en bedrijfsfilosoof Rik Vera benadrukt dat bedrijven vaak te veel over zichzelf praten en transacties boven menselijke relaties stellen. Kmo's hebben het voordeel van nauwe klantrelaties en moeten kennis over klanten beter benutten. Een frictieloos klantcontact is essentieel, waarbij goed geoliede processen en begrip van de klantcontext belangrijk zijn. Data-uitwisseling is cruciaal voor een goede conversatie, mits eerlijk en transparant.https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikvera/https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pKEuasy9CsKBFXWGQdgM7?si=ea8b39a979a44619  

KMO talks with data scientist and neuro-philosopher, Tommy Blanchard and the current moment in artificial intelligence. They dive into a nuanced discussion about the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on society and the job market.Tommy offers a measured perspective on AI, arguing that while it will change many industries, mass unemployment is not inevitable. He draws parallels to past technological revolutions and suggests society will adapt. KMO provides some historical context, questioning whether past transitions were as smooth as often portrayed.The conversation touches on topics like the automation of tasks versus entire jobs, the potential need for universal basic income, and the challenges of retraining displaced workers. They also explore the development of humanoid robots and autonomous weapons systems.Throughout the discussion, KMO and Tommy grapple with balancing optimism about technological progress with concerns about societal disruption and inequality. While they don't always agree, their exchange highlights the complexity of predicting and preparing for an AI-driven future. The episode offers listeners a thoughtful exploration of AI's potential impacts, avoiding both hype and doom-mongering.

KMO inspired Doug Lain to get into podcasting 15 years ago. To mark the anniversary, Doug conducted a 15-hour YouTube livestream. KMO was the first guest of the day.

KMO reads of his recent Substack posts on what happens when discarded consumer electronics with embedded AI start to pile up. Who will find a use for that idle intelligence. Later, Jim from the Attack Ads! podcast shows up to discuss the points raised in the essays.

JTW and KMo recap NFL Week 10 in the NFC West with wins across the board for the division!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-the-west-an-nfc-west-podcast/donations

JTW and Kmo along with special guest Steve recap the NFL Week 4 in the NFC West while previewing NFL Week 5. CIN vs. AZ, PHI vs. LAR, DAL vs. SF.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-the-west-an-nfc-west-podcast/donations

JTW and KMo recap NFL Week 2 in the NFC WestSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-the-west-an-nfc-west-podcast/donations

JTW and KMo take a moment to reflect on arguably the worst trade in NFL history with Trey Lance parting ways the the San Francisco 49ers...and heading to the Cowboys. Some thoughts on the initial 53 man roster with all NFC West teams.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-the-west-an-nfc-west-podcast/donations

Use affiliate marketing to scale your business. Host Michelle Thames and Kaila O'Connor discuss the benefits of affiliate marketing and why it's such an effective way for businesses to scale. They also discuss all things human design and how creators can leverage it to grow their businesses. Kaila has been called impulsive and told to “give it the 24 hour rule” her entire life — only to discover she is a 6/2 splenic projector with a soul's purpose to instinctually move through life in a way that often shocks people. Shortly after discovering human design, Kaila founded KMO Consulting — an Affiliate PR agency that operates very differently with every decision guided by her and her team's human design chart. Two years after starting KMO, Kaila understands the importance of how a person feels when they are doing the job. The feeling, the frequency is equally as important as the skill. Energy is the 50% that's been missing from business strategies in the corporate industry. As an energetic business consultant, Kaila brings the energetic strategy piece using human design as a tool to articulate energy to CEOs and c-suite executives to ensure their employees feel happy, fulfilled, supported and productive. WATCH INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gcEZj56Kli8--Kaila's websiteCatch up on other podcast episodes on Apple and SpotifyFollow Michelle on InstagramJoin Michelle's Cashflow Queens Facebook groupStart your own Stan StoreCheck out Michelle's YouTubeLeave a review for Social Media Decoded Support the show

JTW and KMo are back for the first time to kick off the start of the preseason in the NFC West! Thoughts on the initial rumblings between Trey Lance and the 49ers along with other insights within the division.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-the-west-an-nfc-west-podcast/donations

The Hebrew word להשכיב means, to put something or someone in a horizontal position. Read that sentence again and you'll understand why this episode is not suitable for children. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Lehashkiv – To put to rest, to put someone to bed – להשכיב “Kama kesef hishkavta al ze” – How much money did you spend on this – כמה כסף השכבת על זה “Eich ani matslicha lehashkiv et ha-ktanim kshe-yesh gdolim ba-bayit?” – How am I able to put the little ones to bed when I have older kids at home? – איך אני מצליחה להשכיב את הקטנים כשיש גדולים בבית Lehashkiv et ha-yeladim lishon – Put the children to sleep – להשכיב אותם לישון Lehashkiv tinok al ha-beten – Lay a baby down on its stomach – להשכיב תינוק על הבטן “Hishkavt oti be-eser” – You tucked me in at 10 pm – השכבת אותי בעשר Kmo eize tinok – Like a baby – כמו איזה תינוק Tashkiv oti lishon – Put me to sleep – תשכיב אותי לישון Tashkiv oti, tashkivi oti, tashkivu oti – Tuck me in (imperative) – תשכיב אותי, תשכיבי אותי, תשכיבו אותי Lehashkiv et ha-moshav ha-achori – Fold the back seat down – להשכיב את המושב האחורי “Mi ose hashkavot ha-yom?” – Who is doing the bedtime ritual with the kids? – מי עושה השכבות היום Hashkava – Putting to sleep – השכבה “Shirim margi'im le-hashkava” – Relaxing songs for bedtime – שירים מרגיעים להשכבה “Yesh li hashkavat yeladim me-ha-gehenom” – “Tonight I've got to deal with a bedtime ritual from hell” – יש לי השכבת ילדים מהגהינום Ashkava – Requiem – אשכבה “Kama bachurut hishkavta ad ha-yom?” – “How many ladies did you get to bed until now? – כמה בחורות השכבת עד היום “hishkavta oto ba-sof?” – Did you ultimately do him? – השכבת אותו בסוף Nu, ve-shachavtem ba-sof? – Did you end up having sex in the end? – נו, ושכבתם בסוף Lehashkiv et ha-moshav ba-matos – To lay your seat down flat (into a bed-like position) – להשכיב את המושב במטוס Hu hishkiv et ha-yariv shelo al ha-ritspa – He pinned his opponent to the floor – הוא השכיב את היריב שלו על הרצפה Lehashkiv ofanoa – To tilt the motorcycle – להשכיב אופנוע “Hu hishkiv otanu mi-ts'chok” – He made us laugh so hard, we were rolling on the floor – הוא השכיב אותנו מצחוק “Hishkavti alpiya ba-atar shel bituach leumi”. – I put a thousand shekel on the social security website – השכבתי אלפייה באתר של ביטוח לאומי   Playlist and Clips: Lehashkiv et ha-ktanim Eich lehashkiv tinok al ha-beten Aviv Geffen – Hishkavta Oti Be-eser (lyrics) Alma Zohar & Gili Yalo – Tiftah (lyrics) Mei Finegold – Rega Ba-yam (lyrics)   Streetwise Hebrew Facebook page Instagram page

This week we talk about the intersections of large language models, the golden age of television and its storytelling mishaps, making one's way through the weirding of the labor economy, and much more with two of my favorite Gen X science fiction aficionados, OG podcaster KMO and our mutual friend Kevin Arthur Wohlmut. In this episode — a standalone continuation to my recent appearance on The KMO Show, we skip like a stone across mentions of every Star Trek series, the collapse of narratives and the social fabric, Westworld HBO, Star Wars Mandalorian vs. Andor vs. Rebels, chatGPT, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror, H.P. Lovecraft, the Sheldrake-Abraham-McKenna Trialogues, Charles Stross' Accelerando, Adventure Time, Stanislav Grof's LSD psychotherapy, Francisco Varela, Blake Lemoine's meltdown over Google LaMDA, Integrated Information Theory, biosemiotics, Douglas Hofstadter, Max Tegmarck, Erik Davis, Peter Watts, The Psychedelic Salon, Melanie Mitchell, The Teafaerie, Kevin Kelly, consilience in science, Fight Club, and more…Or, if you prefer, here's a rundown of the episode generated by A.I. c/o my friends at Podium.page:In this episode, I explore an ambitious and well-connected conversation with guests KMO, a seasoned podcaster, and Kevin Walnut [sic], a close friend and supporter of the arts in Santa Fe. We dive deep into their thoughts on the social epistemology crisis, science fiction, deep fakes, and ontology. Additionally, we discuss their opinions on the Star Trek franchise, particularly their critiques of the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard and Discovery. Through this engaging conversation, we examine the impact of storytelling and the evolution of science fiction in modern culture. We also explore the relationship between identity, media, and artificial intelligence, as well as the ethical implications of creating sentient artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the philosophical questions surrounding AI's impact on society and human existence. Join us for a thought-provoking and in-depth discussion on a variety of topics that will leave you questioning the future of humanity and our relationship with technology.✨ Before we get started, three big announcements!* I am leaving the Santa Fe Institute, in part to write a very ambitious book about technology, art, imagination, and Jurassic Park. You can be a part of the early discussion around this project by joining the Future Fossils Book Club's Jurassic Park live calls — the first of which will be on Saturday, 29 April — open to Substack and Patreon supporters:* Catch me in a Twitter Space with Nxt Museum on Monday 17 April at 11 am PST on a panel discussing “Creative Misuse of Technology” with Minne Atairu, Parag Mital, Caroline Sinders, and hosts Jesse Damiani and Charlotte Kent.* I'm back in Austin this October to play the Astronox Festival at Apache Pass! Check out this amazing lineup on which I appear alongside Juno Reactor, Entheogenic, Goopsteppa, DRRTYWULVZ, and many more great artists!✨ Support Future Fossils:Subscribe anywhere you go for podcastsSubscribe to the podcast PLUS essays, music, and news on Substack or Patreon.Buy my original paintings or commission new work.Buy my music on Bandcamp! (This episode features “A Better Trip” from my recent live album by the same name.)Or if you're into lo-fi audio, follow me and my listening recommendations on Spotify.This conversation continues with lively and respectful interaction every single day in the members-only Future Fossils Facebook Group and Discord server. Join us!Episode cover art by KMO and a whole bouquet of digital image manipulation apps.✨ Tip Jars:@futurefossils on Venmo$manfredmacx on CashAppmichaelgarfield on PayPal✨ Affiliate Links:• These show notes and the transcript were made possible with Podium.Page, a very cool new AI service I'm happy to endorse. 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You can hear it playing all the synths on my song about Jurassic Park.✨ Mentioned Media:KMO Show S01 E01 - 001 - Michael Garfield and Kevin WohlmutAn Edifying Thought on AI by Charles EisensteinIn Defense of Star Trek: Picard & Discovery by Michael GarfieldImprovising Out of Algorithmic Isolation by Michael GarfieldAI and the Transformation of the Human Spirit by Steven Hales(and yes I know it's on Quillette, and no I don't think this automatically disqualifies it)Future Fossils Book Club #1: Blindsight by Peter WattsFF 116 - The Next Ten Billion Years: Ugo Bardi & John Michael Greer as read by Kevin Arthur Wohlmut✨ Related Recent Future Fossils Episodes:FF 198 - Tadaaki Hozumi on Japanese Esotericism, Aliens, Land Spirits, & The Singularity (Part 2)FF 195 - A.I. Art: An Emergency Panel with Julian Picaza, Evo Heyning, Micah Daigle, Jamie Curcio, & Topher SipesFF 187 - Fear & Loathing on the Electronic Frontier with Kevin Welch & David Hensley of EFF-Austin FF 178 - Chris Ryan on Exhuming The Human from Our Eldritch Institutions FF 175 - C. Thi Nguyen on The Seductions of Clarity, Weaponized Games, and Agency as Art ✨ Chapters:0:15:45 - The Substance of Philosophy (58 Seconds)0:24:45 - Complicated TV Narratives and the Internet (104 Seconds)0:30:54 - Humans vs Hosts in Westworld (81 Seconds)0:38:09 - Philosophical Zombies and Artificial Intelligence (89 Seconds)0:43:00 - Popular Franchises Themes (71 Seconds)1:03:27 - Reflections on a Changing Media Landscape (89 Seconds)1:10:45 - The Pathology of Selective Evidence (92 Seconds)1:16:32 - Externalizing Trauma Through Technology (131 Seconds)1:24:51 - From Snow Maker to Thouandsaire (43 Seconds)1:36:48 - The Impact of Boomer Parenting (126 Seconds)✨ Keywords:Social Epistemology, Science Fiction, Deep Fakes, Ontology, Star Trek, Artificial Intelligence, AI Impact, Sentient AGI, Human-Machine Interconnectivity, Consciousness Theory, Westworld, Blade Runner 2049, AI in Economy, AI Companion Chatbots, Unconventional Career Path, AI and Education, AI Content Creation, AI in Media, Turing Test✨ UNEDITED machine-generated transcript generated by podium.page:0:00:00Five four three two one. Go. So it's not like Wayne's world where you say the two and the one silently. Now, Greetings future fossils.0:00:11Welcome to episode two hundred and one of the podcast that explores our place in time I'm your host, Michael Garfield. And this is one of these extra juicy and delicious episodes of the show where I really ratcheted up with our guests and provide you one of these singularity is near kind of ever everything is connected to everything, self organized criticality right at the edge of chaos conversations, deeply embedded in chapel parallel where suddenly the invisible architect picture of our cosmos starts to make itself apparent through the glass bead game of conversation. And I am that I get to share it with you. Our guests this week are KMO, one of the most seasoned and well researched and experienced podcasters that I know. Somebody whose show the Sea Realm was running all the way back in two thousand six, I found him through Eric Davis, who I think most of you know, and I've had on the show a number of times already. And also Kevin Walnut, who is a close friend of mine here in Santa Fe, a just incredible human being, he's probably the strongest single supporter of music that I'm aware of, you know, as far as local scenes are concerned and and supporting people's music online and helping get the word out. He's been instrumental to my family and I am getting ourselves situated here all the way back to when I visited Santa Fe in two thousand eighteen to participate in the Santa Fe Institute's Interplanetary Festival and recorded conversations on that trip John David Ebert and Michael Aaron Cummins. And Ike used so June. About hyper modernity, a two part episode one zero four and one zero five. I highly recommend going back to that, which is really the last time possibly I had a conversation just this incredibly ambitious on the show.0:02:31But first, I want to announce a couple things. One is that I have left the Santa Fe Institute. The other podcast that I have been hosting for them for the last three and a half years, Complexity Podcast, which is substantially more popular in future fossils due to its institutional affiliation is coming to a close, I'm recording one more episode with SFI president David Krakauer next week in which I'm gonna be talking about my upcoming book project. And that episode actually is conjoined with the big announcement that I have for members of the Future Fossil's listening audience and and paid supporters, which is, of course, the Jurassic Park Book Club that starts On April twenty ninth, we're gonna host the first of two video calls where I'm gonna dive deep into the science and philosophy Michael Creighton's most popular work of fiction and its impact on culture and society over the thirty three years since its publication. And then I'm gonna start picking up as many of the podcasts that I had scheduled for complexity and had to cancel upon my departure from SFI. And basically fuse the two shows.0:03:47And I think a lot of you saw this coming. Future fossils is going to level up and become a much more scientific podcast. As I prepare and research the book that I'm writing about Jurassic Park and its legacy and the relationship It has to ILM and SFI and the Institute of Eco Technics. And all of these other visionary projects that sprouted in the eighties and nineties to transition from the analog to the digital the collapse of the boundaries between the real and the virtual, the human and the non human worlds, it's gonna be a very very ambitious book and a very very ambitious book club. And I hope that you will get in there because obviously now I am out in the rain as an independent producer and very much need can benefit from and am deeply grateful for your support for this work in order to make things happen and in order to keep my family fed, get the lights on here with future fossils. So with that, I wanna thank all of the new supporters of the show that have crawled out of the woodwork over the last few weeks, including Raefsler Oingo, Brian in the archaeologist, Philip Rice, Gerald Bilak, Jamie Curcio, Jeff Hanson who bought my music, Kuaime, Mary Castello, VR squared, Nastia teaches, community health com, Ed Mulder, Cody Couiac, bought my music, Simon Heiduke, amazing visionary artist. I recommend you check out, Kayla Peters. Yeah. All of you, I just wow. Thank you so much. It's gonna be a complete melee in this book club. I'm super excited to meet you all. I will send out details about the call details for the twenty ninth sometime in the next few days via a sub tag in Patreon.0:06:09The amount of support that I've received through this transition has been incredible and it's empowering me to do wonderful things for you such as the recently released secret videos of the life sets I performed with comedian Shane Moss supporting him, opening for him here in Santa Fe. His two sold out shows at the Jean Coutu cinema where did the cyber guitar performances. And if you're a subscriber, you can watch me goofing off with my pedal board. There's a ton of material. I'm gonna continue to do that. I've got a lot of really exciting concerts coming up in the next few months that we're gonna get large group and also solo performance recordings from and I'm gonna make those available in a much more resplendent way to supporters as well as the soundtrack to Mark Nelson of the Institute of Eco Technics, his UC San Diego, Art Museum, exhibit retrospective looking at BioSphere two. I'm doing music for that and that's dropping. The the opening of that event is April twenty seventh. There's gonna be a live zoom event for that and then I'm gonna push the music out as well for that.0:07:45So, yeah, thank you all. I really, really appreciate you listening to the show. I am excited to share this episode with you. KMO is just a trove. Of insight and experience. I mean, he's like a perfect entry into the digital history museum that this show was predicated upon. So with that and also, of course, Kevin Willett is just magnificent. And for the record, stick around at the end of the conversation. We have some additional pieces about AI, and I think you're gonna really enjoy it. And yeah, thank you. Here we go. Alright. Cool.0:09:26Well, we just had a lovely hour of discussion for the new KMO podcast. And now I'm here with KMO who is The most inveterate podcaster I know. And I know a lot of them. Early adopts. And I think that weird means what you think it means. Inventor it. Okay. Yes. Hey, answer to both. Go ahead. I mean, you're not yet legless and panhandling. So prefer to think of it in term in terms of August estimation. Yeah. And am I allowed to say Kevin Walnut because I've had you as a host on True. Yeah. My last name was appeared on your show. It hasn't appeared on camos yet, but I don't really care. Okay. Great. Yeah. Karen Arthur Womlett, who is one of the most solid and upstanding and widely read and just generous people, I think I know here in Santa Fe or maybe anywhere. With excellent taste and podcasts. Yes. And who is delicious meat I am sampling right now as probably the first episode of future fossils where I've had an alcoholic beverage in my hand. Well, I mean, it's I haven't deprived myself. Of fun. And I think if you're still listening to the show after all these years, you probably inferred that. But at any rate, Welcome on board. Thank you. Thanks. Pleasure to be here.0:10:49So before we started rolling, I guess, so the whole conversation that we just had for your show camera was very much about my thoughts on the social epistemology crisis and on science fiction and deep fakes and all of these kinds of weird ontology and these kinds of things. But in between calls, we were just talking about how much you detest the first two seasons of Star Trek card and of Discovery. And as somebody, I didn't bother with doing this. I didn't send you this before we spoke, but I actually did write an SIN defense of those shows. No one. Yeah. So I am not attached to my opinion on this, but And I actually do wanna at some point double back and hear storytelling because when he had lunch and he had a bunch of personal life stuff that was really interesting. And juicy and I think worthy of discussion. But simply because it's hot on the rail right now, I wanna hear you talk about Star Trek. And both of you, actually, I know are very big fans of this franchise. I think fans are often the ones from whom a critic is most important and deserved. And so I welcome your unhinged rants. Alright. Well, first, I'll start off by quoting Kevin's brother, the linguist, who says, That which brings us closer to Star Trek is progress. But I'd have to say that which brings us closer to Gene Rottenberry and Rick Berman era Star Trek. Is progress. That which brings us closer to Kurtzmann. What's his first name? Alex. Alex Kurtzmann, Star Trek. Well, that's not even the future. I mean, that's just that's our drama right now with inconsistent Star Trek drag draped over it.0:12:35I liked the first JJ Abrams' Star Trek. I think it was two thousand nine with Chris Pine and Zachary Qinto and Karl Urban and Joey Saldana. I liked the casting. I liked the energy. It was fun. I can still put that movie on and enjoy it. But each one after that just seem to double down on the dumb and just hold that arm's length any of the philosophical stuff that was just amazing from Star Trek: The Next Generation or any of the long term character building, which was like from Deep Space nine.0:13:09And before seven of nine showed up on on Voyager, you really had to be a dedicated Star Trek fan to put up with early season's Voyager, but I did because I am. But then once she came on board and it was hilarious. They brought her onboard. I remember seeing Jerry Ryan in her cat suit on the cover of a magazine and just roll in my eyes and think, oh my gosh, this show is in such deep trouble through sinking to this level to try to save it. But she was brilliant. She was brilliant in that show and she and Robert Percardo as the doctor. I mean, it basically became the seven of nine and the doctor show co starring the rest of the cast of Voyager. And it was so great.0:13:46I love to hear them singing together and just all the dynamics of I'm human, but I was I basically came up in a cybernetic collective and that's much more comfortable to me. And I don't really have the option of going back it. So I gotta make the best of where I am, but I feel really superior to all of you. Is such it was such a charming dynamic. I absolutely loved it. Yes. And then I think a show that is hated even by Star Trek fans Enterprise. Loved Enterprise.0:14:15And, yes, the first three seasons out of four were pretty rough. Actually, the first two were pretty rough. The third season was that Zendy Ark in the the expanse. That was pretty good. And then season four was just astounding. It's like they really found their voice and then what's his name at CBS Paramount.0:14:32He's gone now. He got me too. What's his name? Les Moonves? Said, no. I don't like Star Trek. He couldn't he didn't know the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek. That was his level of engagement.0:14:44And he's I really like J.0:14:46J.0:14:46Abrams. What's that? You mean J. J. Abrams. Yeah. I think J. J. Is I like some of J. Abrams early films. I really like super eight. He's clearly his early films were clearly an homage to, like, eighties, Spielberg stuff, and Spielberg gets the emotional beats right, and JJ Abrams was mimicking that, and his early stuff really works. It's just when he starts adapting properties that I really love. And he's coming at it from a marketing standpoint first and a, hey, we're just gonna do the lost mystery box thing. We're gonna set up a bunch questions to which we don't know the answers, and it'll be up to somebody else to figure it out, somebody down the line. I as I told you, between our conversations before we were recording. I really enjoy or maybe I said it early in this one. I really like that first J. J. Abrams, Star Trek: Foam, and then everyone thereafter, including the one that Simon Pegg really had a hand in because he's clear fan. Yeah. Yeah. But they brought in director from one of the fast and the furious films and they tried to make it an action film on.0:15:45This is not Star Trek, dude. This is not why we like Star Trek. It's not for the flash, particularly -- Oh my god. -- again, in the first one, it was a stylistic choice. I'd like it, then after that is that's the substance of this, isn't it? It's the lens flares. I mean, that that's your attempt at philosophy. It's this the lens flares. That's your attempt at a moral dilemma. I don't know.0:16:07I kinda hate to start off on this because this is something about which I feel like intense emotion and it's negative. And I don't want that to be my first impression. I'm really negative about something. Well, one of the things about this show is that I always joke that maybe I shouldn't edit it because The thing that's most interesting to archaeologists is often the trash mitt and here I am tidying this thing up to be presentable to future historians or whatever like it I can sync to that for sure. Yeah. I'm sorry. The fact of it is you're not gonna know everything and we want it that way. No. It's okay. We'll get around to the stuff that I like. But yeah. So anyway yeah.0:16:44So I could just preassociate on Stretrick for a while, so maybe a focusing question. Well, but first, you said there's a you had more to say, but you were I this this tasteful perspective. This is awesome. Well, I do have a focus on question for you. So let me just have you ask it because for me to get into I basically I'm alienated right now from somebody that I've been really good friends with since high school.0:17:08Because over the last decade, culturally, we have bifurcated into the hard right, hard left. And I've tried not to go either way, but the hard left irritates me more than the hard right right now. And he is unquestionably on the hard left side. And I know for people who are dedicated Marxist, or really grounded in, like, materialism and the material well-being of workers that the current SJW fanaticism isn't leftist. It's just crazed. We try to put everything, smash everything down onto this left right spectrum, and it's pretty easy to say who's on the left and who's on the right even if a two dimensional, two axis graph would be much more expressive and nuanced.0:17:49Anyway, what's your focus in question? Well, And I think there is actually there is a kind of a when we ended your last episode talking about the bell riots from d s nine -- Mhmm. -- that, you know, how old five? Yeah. Twenty four. Ninety five did and did not accurately predict the kind of technological and economic conditions of this decade. It predicted the conditions Very well. Go ahead and finish your question. Yeah. Right.0:18:14That's another thing that's retreated in picard season two, and it was actually worth it. Yeah. Like, it was the fact that they decided to go back there was part of the defense that I made about that show and about Discovery's jump into the distant future and the way that they treated that I posted to medium a year or two ago when I was just watching through season two of picard. And for me, the thing that I liked about it was that they're making an effort to reconcile the wonder and the Ethiopian promise And, you know, this Kevin Kelly or rather would call Blake Protopian, right, that we make these improvements and that they're often just merely into incremental improvements the way that was it MLK quoted that abolitionists about the long arc of moral progress of moral justice. You know, I think that there's something to that and patitis into the last this is a long question. I'm mad at I'm mad at these. Thank you all for tolerating me.0:19:22But the when to tie it into the epistemology question, I remember this seeing this impactful lecture by Carnegie Mellon and SFI professor Simon Didayo who was talking about how by running statistical analysis on the history of the proceedings of the Royal Society, which is the oldest scientific journal, that you could see what looked like a stock market curve in sentiment analysis about the confidence that scientists had at the prospect of unifying knowledge. And so you have, like, conciliance r s curve here that showed that knowledge would be more and more unified for about a century or a hundred and fifty years then it would go through fifty years of decline where something had happened, which was a success of knowledge production. Had outpaced our ability to integrate it. So we go through these kinds of, like, psychedelic peak experiences collectively, and then we have sit there with our heads in our hands and make sense of everything that we've learned over the last century and a half and go through a kind of a deconstructive epoch. Where we don't feel like the center is gonna hold anymore. And that is what I actually As as disappointing as I accept that it is and acknowledge that it is to people who were really fueling themselves on that more gene rottenberry era prompt vision for a better society, I actually appreciated this this effort to explore and address in the shows the way that they could pop that bubble.0:21:03And, like, it's on the one hand, it's boring because everybody's trying to do the moral complexity, anti hero, people are flawed, thing in narrative now because we have a general loss of faith in our institutions and in our rows. On the other hand, like, that's where we are and that's what we need to process And I think there is a good reason to look back at the optimism and the quarian hope of the sixties and early seventies. We're like, really, they're not so much the seventies, but look back on that stuff and say, we wanna keep telling these stories, but we wanna tell it in a way that acknowledges that the eighties happened. And that this is you got Tim Leary, and then you've got Ronald Reagan. And then That just or Dick Nixon. And like these things they wash back and forth. And so it's not unreasonable to imagine that in even in a world that has managed to how do you even keep a big society like that coherent? It has to suffer kind of fabric collapses along the way at different points. And so I'm just curious your thoughts about that. And then I do have another prompt, but I wanna give Kevin the opportunity to respond to this as well as to address some of the prompts that you brought to this conversation? This is a conversation prompt while we weren't recording. It has nothing to do with Sartreks. I'll save that for later. Okay.0:22:25Well, everything you just said was in some way related to a defense of Alex Kurtzmann Star Trek. And it's not my original idea. I'm channeling somebody from YouTube, surely. But Don't get points for theme if the storytelling is incompetent. That's what I was gonna Yeah. And the storytelling in all of Star Trek: Discovery, and in the first two seasons of picard was simply incompetent.0:22:53When Star Trek, the next generation was running, they would do twenty, twenty four, sometimes more episodes in one season. These days, the season of TVs, eight episodes, ten, and they spend a lot more money on each episode. There's a lot more special effects. There's a lot more production value. Whereas Star Trek: The Next Generation was, okay, we have these standing sets. We have costumes for our actors. We have Two dollars for special effects. You better not introduce a new alien spaceship. It that costs money. We have to design it. We have to build it. So use existing stuff. Well, what do you have? You have a bunch of good actors and you have a bunch of good writers who know how to tell a story and craft dialogue and create tension and investment with basically a stage play and nothing in the Kerstmann era except one might argue and I would have sympathy strange new worlds. Comes anywhere close to that level of competence, which was on display for decades. From Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space nines, Star Trek Voyager, and Star Trek Enterprise. And so, I mean, I guess, in that respect, it's worth asking because, I mean, all of us, I think, are fans of Deep Space nine.0:24:03You don't think that it's a shift in focus. You don't think that strange in world is exempt because it went back to a more episodic format because what you're talking about is the ability for rather than a show runner or a team of show runners to craft a huge season, long dramatic arc. You've got people that are like Harlan Ellison in the original series able to bring a really potent one off idea to the table and drop it. And so there are there's all of those old shows are inconsistent from episode to episode. Some are they have specific writers that they would bring back again and that you could count to knock out of the park. Yeah. DC Fontana. Yeah.0:24:45So I'm curious to your thoughts on that as well as another part of this, which is when we talk when we talk your show about Doug Rushkoff and and narrative collapse, and he talks about how viewers just have different a way, it's almost like d s nine was possibly partially responsible for this change in what people expected from so. From television programming in the documentary that was made about that show and they talk about how people weren't ready for cereal. I mean, for I mean, yeah, for these long arcs, And so there is there's this question now about how much of this sort of like tiresome moral complexity and dragging narrative and all of this and, like, things like Westworld where it becomes so baroque and complicated that, like, you have, like, die hard fans like me that love it, but then you have a lot of people that just lost interest. They blacked out because the show was trying to tell a story that was, like, too intricate like, too complicated that the the show runners themselves got lost. And so that's a JJ Abrams thing too, the puzzle the mystery box thing where You get to the end of five seasons of lost and you're like, dude, did you just forget?0:25:56Did you wake up five c five episodes ago and just, oh, right. Right. We're like a chatbot that only give you very convincing answers based on just the last two or three interactions. But you don't remember the scene that we set. Ten ten responses ago. Hey. You know, actually, red articles were forget who it was, which series it was, they were saying that there's so many leaks and spoilers in getting out of the Internet that potentially the writers don't know where they're going because that way it can't be with the Internet. Yeah. Sounds interesting. Yeah. That sounds like cover for incompetence to be.0:26:29I mean, on the other hand, I mean, you did hear, like, Nolan and Joy talking about how they would they were obsessed with the Westworld subreddit and the fan theories and would try to dodge Like, if they had something in their mind that they found out that people are re anticipating, they would try to rewrite it. And so there is something about this that I think is really speaks to the nature of because I do wanna loop in your thoughts on AI to because you're talking about this being a favorite topic. Something about the, like, trying to The demands on the self made by predatory surveillance technologies are such that the I'm convinced the adaptive response is that we become more stochastic or inconsistent in our identities. And that we kind of sublimate from a more solid state of identity to or through a liquid kind of modernity biologic environment to a gaseous state of identity. That is harder to place sorry, harder to track. And so I think that this is also part of and this is the other question I wanted to ask you, and then I'm just gonna shut up for fifteen minutes is do you when you talk about loving Robert Ricardo and Jerry Ryan as the doctor at seven zero nine, One of the interesting things about that relationship is akin to stuff.0:27:52I know you've heard on Kevin have heard on future fossils about my love for Blade Runner twenty forty nine and how it explores all of these different these different points along a gradient between what we think of in the current sort of general understanding as the human and the machine. And so there's this thing about seven, right, where she's She's a human who wants to be a machine. And then there's this thing about the doctor where he's a machine that wants to be a human. And you have to grant both on a logical statuses to both of them. And that's why I think they're the two most interesting characters. Right?0:28:26And so at any rate, like, this is that's there's I've seen writing recently on the Turing test and how, like, really, there should be a reverse Turing test to see if people that have become utterly reliant on outboard cognition and information processing. They can pass the drink. Right. Are they philosophical zombies now? Are they are they having some an experience that that, you know, people like, thick and and shilling and the missing and these people would consider the modern self or are they something else have we moved on to another more routine robotic kind of category of being? I don't know. There's just a lot there, but -- Well done. -- considering everything you just said, In twenty words or less, what's your question? See, even more, like I said, do you have the inveterate podcaster? I'd say There's all of those things I just spoke about are ways in which what we are as people and the nature of our media, feedback into fourth, into each other. And so I would just love to hear you reflect on any of that, be it through the lens of Star Trek or just through the lens of discussion on AI. And we'll just let the ball roll downhill. So with the aim of framing something positively rather than negatively.0:29:47In the late nineties, mid to late nineties. We got the X Files. And the X Files for the first few seasons was so It was so engaging for me because Prior to that, there had been Hollywood tropes about aliens, which informed a lot of science fiction that didn't really connect with the actual reported experience of people who claim to have encountered either UFOs, now called UAPs, or had close encounters physical contact. Type encounters with seeming aliens. And it really seemed like Chris Carter, who was the showrunner, was reading the same Usenet Newsgroups that I was reading about those topics. Like, really, we had suddenly, for the first time, except maybe for comedian, you had the Grey's, and you had characters experiencing things that just seemed ripped right out of the reports that people were making on USnet, which for young folks, this is like pre Worldwide Web. It was Internet, but with no pictures. It's all text. Good old days from my perspective is a grumpy old gen xer. And so, yeah, that was a breakthrough moment.0:30:54Any this because you mentioned it in terms of Jonathan Nolan and his co writer on Westworld, reading the subreddit, the West and people figured out almost immediately that there were two interweaving time lines set decades apart and that there's one character, the old guy played by Ed Harris, and the young guy played by I don't remember the actor. But, you know, that they were the same character and that the inveterate white hat in the beginning turns into the inveterate black cat who's just there for the perverse thrill of tormenting the hosts as the robots are called. And the thing that I love most about that first season, two things. One, Anthony Hopkins. Say no more. Two, the revelation that the park has been basically copying humans or figuring out what humans are by closely monitoring their behavior in the park and the realization that the hosts come to is that, holy shit compared to us, humans are very simple creatures. We are much more complex. We are much more sophisticated, nuanced conscious, we feel more than the humans do, and that humans use us to play out their perverse and sadistic fantasies. To me, that was the takeaway message from season one.0:32:05And then I thought every season after that was just diluted and confused and not really coherent. And in particular, I haven't if there's a fourth season, haven't There was and then the show got canceled before they could finish the story. They had the line in season three. It was done after season three. And I was super happy to see Let's see after who plays Jesse Pinkman? Oh, no. Aaron oh, shit. Paul. Yes. Yeah. I was super happy to see him and something substantial and I was really pleased to see him included in the show and it's like, oh, that's what you're doing with him? They did a lot more interesting stuff with him in season four. I did they. They did a very much more interesting stuff. I think it was done after season three. If you tell me season four is worth taking in, I blow. I thought it was.0:32:43But again, I only watch television under very specific set of circumstances, and that's how I managed to enjoy television because I was a fierce and unrepentant hyperlogical critic of all media as a child until I managed to start smoking weed. And then I learned to enjoy myself. As we mentioned in the kitchen as I mentioned in the kitchen, if I smoke enough weed, Star Trek: Discovery is pretty and I can enjoy it on just a second by second level where if I don't remember what the character said thirty seconds ago, I'm okay. But I absolutely loved in season two when they brought in Hanson Mountain as as Christopher Pike. He's suddenly on the discovery and he's in the captain's chair. And it's like he's speaking for the audience. The first thing he says is, hey, why don't we turn on the lights? And then hey, all you people sitting around the bridge. We've been looking at your faces for a whole season. We don't even think about you. Listen to a round of introductions. Who are you? Who are you? It's it's if I were on set. You got to speak.0:33:53The writers is, who are these characters? We've been looking at them every single episode for a whole season. I don't know their names. I don't know anything about them. Why are they even here? Why is it not just Michael Burnham and an automated ship? And then it was for a while -- Yeah. -- which is funny. Yeah. To that point, And I think this kind of doubles back. The thing that I love about bringing him on and all of the people involved in strange and worlds in particular, is that these were lifelong fans of this series, I mean, of this world. Yeah. And so in that way, gets to this the idiosyncrasy question we're orbiting here, which is when these things are when the baton is passed well, it's passed to people who have now grown up with this stuff.0:34:40I personally cannot stand Jurassic World. Like, I think that Colin Trivaro should never have been in put at the reins. Which one did he direct? Oh, he did off he did first and the third. Okay. But, I mean, he was involved in all three very heavily.0:34:56And there's something just right at the outset of that first Jurassic World where you realize that this is not a film that's directly addressing the issues that Michael Creighton was trying to explore here. It's a film about its own franchise. It's a film about the fact that they can't just stop doing the same thing over and over again as we expect a different question. How can we not do it again? Right. And so it's actually, like, unpleasantly soft, conscious, in that way that I can't remember I'll try to find it for the show notes, but there's an Internet film reviewer who is talking about what happens when, like, all cinema has to take this self referential turn.0:35:34No. And films like Logan do it really well. But there are plenty of examples where it's just cheeky and self aware because that's what the ironic sensibility is obsessed with. And so, yeah, there's a lot of that where it's, like, you're talking about, like, Abrams and the the Star Wars seven and you know, that whole trilogy of Disney Star Wars, where it's, in my opinion, completely fumbled because there it's just empty fan service, whereas when you get to Andor, love Andor. Andor is amazing because they're capable of providing all of those emotional beats that the fans want and the ref the internal references and good dialogue. But they're able to write it in a way that's and shoot it in a way. Gilroy and Bo Willeman, basic of the people responsible for the excellent dialogue in Andor.0:36:31And I love the production design. I love all the stuff set on Coruscant, where you saw Coruscant a lot in the prequel trilogy, and it's all dayglow and bright and just in your face. And it's recognizable as Coruscant in andor, but it's dour. It's metropolis. It's all grays and it's and it's highlighting the disparity between where the wealthy live and where the poor live, which Lucas showed that in the prequel trilogy, but even in the sports bar where somebody tries to sell death sticks to Obi wan. So it's super clean and bright and just, you know, It shines too much. Personally though, and I just wanna stress, KMO is not grumpy media dude, I mean, this is a tiny fraction about, but I am wasting this interview with you. Love. All of the Dave Felloni animated Star Wars stuff, even rebels. Love it all.0:37:26I I'm so glad they aged up the character and I felt less guilty about loving and must staying after ahsoka tano? My favorite Star Wars character is ahsoka tano. But if you only watch the live action movies, you're like who? Well, I guess now that she's been on the Mandalorian, he's got tiny sliver of a foothold -- Yeah. -- in the super mainstream Star Wars. And that was done well, I thought. It was. I'm so sorry that Ashley Epstein doesn't have any part in it. But Rosario Dawson looks the part. She looks like a middle aged Asaka and think they tried to do some stuff in live action, which really should have been CGI because it's been established that the Jedi can really move, and she looked human. Which she is? If you put me on film, I'm gonna lick human. Right. Not if you're Canada Reeves, I guess. You got that. Yeah. But yeah.0:38:09So I do wanna just go real briefly back to this question with you about because we briefly talked about chat, GPT, and these other things in your half of this. And, yeah, I found out just the other night my friend, the t ferry, asked Chad g p t about me, and it gave a rather plausible and factual answer. I was surprised and That's what these language models do. They put plausible answers. But when you're doing search, you want correct answers. Right. I'm very good at that. Right. Then someone shared this Michelle Bowen's actually the famous PTP guy named him. Yeah. So, you know, So Michelle shared this article by Steven Hales and Colette, that was basically making the argument that there are now they're gonna be all these philosophical zombies, acting as intelligent agents sitting at the table of civilization, and there will be all the philosophical zombies of the people who have entirely yielded their agency to them, and they will be cohabitating with the rest of us.0:39:14And what an unpleasant scenario, So in light of that, and I might I'd love to hear you weave that together with your your thoughts on seven zero nine and the doctor and on Blade Runner twenty forty nine. And this thing that we're fumbling through as a species right now. Like, how do we got a new sort of taxonomy? Does your not audience need like a minute primer on P zombies? Might as well. Go for it.0:39:38So a philosophical zombie is somebody who behaves exactly like an insult person or a person with interior experience or subjective experience, but they don't have any subjective experience. And in Pardon me for interrupt. Wasn't that the question about the the book we read in your book club, a blind sign in this box? Yes. It's a black box, a drawn circle. Yeah. Chinese room experience. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Look, Daniel, it goes out. You don't know, it goes on inside the room. Chinese room, that's a tangent. We can come back to it. P. Zombie. P. Zombie is somebody or is it is an entity. It's basically a puppet. It looks human. It acts human. It talks like a human. It will pass a Turing test, but it has no interior experience.0:40:25And when I was going to grad school for philosophy of mind in the nineteen nineties, this was all very out there. There was no example of something that had linguistic competence. Which did not have internal experience. But now we have large language models and generative pretrained transformer based chatbots that don't have any internal experience. And yet, when you interact with them, it seems like there is somebody there There's a personality there. And if you go from one model to a different, it's a very different personality. It is distinctly different. And yet we have no reason to believe that they have any sort of internal experience.0:41:01So what AI in the last decade and what advances has demonstrated to us and really even before the last decade You back in the nineties when the blue beat Gary Casper off at at chess. And what had been the one of the defining characteristics of human intelligence was we're really good at this abstract mathematical stuff. And yeah, calculators can calculate pie in a way that we can't or they can cube roots in a way that humans generally can't, creative in their application of these methodologies And all of a sudden, well, yeah, it kinda seems like they are. And then when what was an alpha go -- Mhmm. -- when it be to least a doll in go, which is a much more complex game than chess and much more intuitive based. That's when we really had to say, hey, wait a minute. Maybe this notion that These things are the exclusive province of us because we have a special sort of self awareness. That's bunk. And the development of large language models since then has absolutely demonstrated that competence, particularly linguistic competence and in creative activities like painting and poetry and things like that, you don't need a soul, you don't even need to sense a self, it's pretty it's a pretty simple hack, actually. And Vahrv's large language models and complex statistical modeling and things, but it doesn't require a soul.0:42:19So that was the Peter Watts' point in blindsight. Right? Which is Look revolves around are do these things have a subjective experience, and do they not these aliens that they encounter? I've read nothing but good things about that book and I've read. It's extraordinary. But his lovecrafty and thesis is that you actually lovecraftian in twenty twenty three. Oh, yeah. In the world, there's more lovecraftian now than it was when he was writing. Right? So cough about the conclusion of a Star Trek card, which is season of Kraft yet. Yes. That's a that's a com Yeah. The holes in his fan sense. But that was another show that did this I liked for asking this question.0:42:54I mean, at this point, you either have seen this or you haven't you never will. The what the fuck turn when they upload picard into a synth body and the way that they're dealing with the this the pinocchio question Let's talk about Blade Runner twenty forty nine. Yeah. But I mean yeah. So I didn't like the wave I did not like the wave of card handled that. I love the wave and Blade Runner handled it. So you get no points for themes. Yeah. Don't deliver on story and character and coherence. Yeah. Fair. But yeah. And to be not the dog, Patrick Stewart, because it's clear from the ready room just being a part of this is so emotional and so awesome for everyone involved. And it's It's beautiful. Beautiful. But does when you when you see these, like, entertainment weekly interviews with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard about Jurassic World, and it's clear that actors are just so excited to be involved in a franchise that they're willing to just jettison any kind of discretion about how the way that it's being treated. They also have a contractual obligation to speak in positive terms about -- They do. -- of what they feel. Right. Nobody's yeah. Nobody's doing Shout out to Rystellis Howard, daughter of Ron Howard.0:44:11She was a director, at least in the first season, maybe the second season of the Mandalorian. And her episodes I mean, I she brought a particular like, they had Bryce Dallas Howard, Tico, ITT, directed some episodes. Deborah Chow, who did all of Obi wan, which just sucked. But her contributions to the Mandalorian, they had a particular voice. And because that show is episodic, Each show while having a place in a larger narrative is has a beginning middle and end that you can bring in a director with a particular voice and give that episode that voice, and I really liked it. And I really liked miss Howard's contribution.0:44:49She also in an episode of Black Mirror. The one where everyone has a social credit score. Knows Donuts. Black Mirror is a funny thing because It's like, reality outpaces it. Yeah. I think maybe Charlie Bruker's given up on it because they haven't done it in a while. Yeah. If you watch someone was now, like, five, six years later, it's, yes, or what? See, yes. See, damn. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. But yeah. I don't know. I just thing that I keep circling and I guess we come to on the show a lot is the way that memory forms work substantiates an integrity in society and in the way that we relate to things and the way that we think critically about the claims that are made on truth and so on and say, yeah, I don't know. That leads right into the largest conversation prompt that I had about AI. Okay? So we were joking when we set up this date that this was like the trial logs between Terence Buchanan and Rupert Shell Drake. And what's his name? Real Abraham. Yeah. Yeah. All Abraham. And Rupert Shell Drake is most famous for a steward of Morphe resin.0:45:56So does AI I've never really believed that Norfolk residents forms the base of human memory, but is that how AI works? It brings these shapes from the past and creates new instantiation of them in the present. Is AI practicing morphic resonance in real life even if humans are or not? I've had a lot of interaction with AI chatbots recently. And as I say, different models produce different seeming personalities. And you can tell, like, you can just quiz them. Hey, we're talking about this. Do you remember what I said about it ten minutes ago? And, no, they don't remember more than the last few exchanges.0:46:30And yet, there seems to be a continuity that belies the lack of short term memory. And is that more for residents or is that what's the word love seeing shapes and clouds parad paradolia. Yeah. Is that me imparting this continuity of personality to the thing, which is really just spitting out stuff, which is designed to seem plausible given what the input was. And I can't answer that. Or it's like Steven Nagmanovich in free play talks about somewhat I'm hoping to have on the show at some point.0:47:03This year talks about being a professional improviser and how really improvisation is just composition at a much faster timescale. And composition is just improvisation with the longer memory. And how when I started to think about it in those terms, the continuity that you're talking about is the continuity of an Alzheimer's patient who can't remember that their children have grown up and You know, that that's you have to think about it because you can recognize the Alzheimer's and your patient as your dad, even though he doesn't recognize you, there is something more to a person than their memories. And conversely, if you can store and replicate and move the memories to a different medium, have you moved the person? Maybe not. Yeah. So, yeah, that's interesting because that gets to this more sort of essentialist question about the human self. Right. Blade Runner twenty forty nine. Yeah. Go there. Go there. A joy. Yes.0:47:58So in Blade Runner twenty forty nine, we have our protagonist Kaye, who is a replicant. He doesn't even have a name, but he's got this AI holographic girlfriend. But the ad for the girlfriend, she's naked. When he comes home, she is She's constantly changing clothes, but it's always wholesome like nineteen fifty ish a tire and she's making dinner for him and she lays the holographic dinner over his very prosaic like microwave dinner. And she's always encouraging him to be more than he is. And when he starts to uncover the evidence that he might be like this chosen one, like replicant that was born rather than made.0:48:38She's all about it. She's, yes, you're real, and she wants to call him Joe's. K is not a name. That's just the first letter in your serial number. You're Joe. I'm gonna call you Joe.0:48:46And then when she's about to be destroyed, The last thing is she just rushes to me. She says, I love you. But then later he encounters an ad for her and it's an interactive ad. And she says, you looked tired. You're a good Joe. And he realizes and hopefully the attentive audience realizes as real as she seemed earlier, as vital, and as much as she seemed like an insult being earlier, she's not. That was her programming. She's designed to make you feel good by telling you what you want to hear. And he has that realization. And at that point, he's there's no hope for me. I'm gonna help this Rick Deckard guy hook up with his daughter, and then I'm just gonna lie down and bleed to death. Because my whole freaking existence was a lie. But he's not bitter. He seems to be at peace. I love that. That's a beautiful angle on that film or a slice of it. And So it raises this other question that I wanted to ask, which was about the Coke and Tiononi have that theory of consciousness.0:49:48That's one of the leading theories contending with, like, global workspace, which is integrated information. And so they want to assign consciousness as a continuous value that grayates over degree to which a system is integrated. So it's coming out of this kind of complex systems semi panpsychist thing that actually doesn't trace interiority all the way down in the way that some pants, I guess, want it to be, but it does a kind of Alfred North Whitehead thing where they're willing to say that Whitehead wanted to say that even a photon has, like, the quantum of mind to accompany its quantum of matter, but Tinutti and Coker saying, we're willing to give like a thermostat the quantum here because it is in some way passing enough information around inside of itself in loops. That it has that accursive component to it. And so that's the thing that I wonder about these, and that's the critique that's made by people like Melanie about diffusion models like GPT that are not they're not self aware because there's no loop from the outputs back into the input.0:51:09And there isn't the training. Yeah. There there is something called backwards propagation where -- Yes. -- when you get an output that you'd like, you can run a backward propagation algorithm back through the black box basically to reinforce the patterns of activation that you didn't program. They just happen, easily, but you like the output and you can reinforce it. There's no biological equivalent of that. Yeah. Particularly, not particularly irritating.0:51:34I grind my teeth a little bit when people say, oh, yeah, these neural net algorithms they've learned, like humans learn, no, they don't. Absolutely do not. And in fact, if we learned the way they did, we would be pathetic because we learn in a much more elegant way. We need just a very few examples of something in order to make a generalization and to act on it, whereas these large language models, they need billions of repetitions. So that's I'm tapping my knee here to to indicate a reflex.0:52:02You just touched on something that generates an automatic response from me, and now I've come to consciousness having. So I wanted it in that way. So I'm back on. Or good, Joe. Yeah. What about you, man? What does the stir up for you? Oh, I got BlueCall and I have this particular part. It's interesting way of putting it off and struggling to define the difference between a human and AI and the fact that we can do pattern recognition with very few example. That's a good margin. In a narrow range, though, within the context of something which answers to our survival. Yes. We are not evolved to understand the universe. We are evolved to survive in it and reproduce and project part of ourselves into the future. Underwritten conditions with Roberto, I went a hundred thousand years ago. Yeah. Exactly. So that's related. I just thought I talked about this guy, Gary Tomlinson, who is a biosemietition, which is semiative? Yes.0:52:55Biosymiotics being the field that seeks to understand how different systems, human and nonhuman, make sense of and communicate their world through signs, and through signals and indices and symbols and the way that we form models and make these inferences that are experienced. Right? And there are a lot of people like evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith, who thought they were what Thomas had called semantic universalists that thought that meaning making through representation is something that could be traced all the way down. And there are other people like Tomlinson who think that there is a difference of kind, not just merely a matter of degree, between human symbolic communication and representational thinking and that of simpler forms. So, like, that whole question of whether this is a matter of kind or a matter of degree between what humans are doing and what GPT is doing and how much that has to do with this sort of Doug Hofstetter and Varella question about the way that feedback loops, constitutes important structure in those cognitive networks or whatever.0:54:18This is I just wanna pursue that a little bit more with you and see kinda, like, where do you think that AI as we have it now is capable of deepening in a way that makes it to AGI? Or do you because a lot of people do, like, People working in deep mind are just like, yeah, just give us a couple more years and this approach is gonna work. And then other people are saying, no, there's something about the topology of the networks that is fundamentally broken. And it's never gonna generate consciousness. Two answers. Yeah. One, No. This is not AGI. It's not it's not gonna bootstrap up into AGI. It doesn't matter how many billions of parameters you add to the models. Two, from your perspective and my perspective and Kevin's perspective, we're never gonna know when we cross over from dumb but seemingly we're done but competent systems to competent, extremely competent and self aware. We're never gonna know because from the get go from now, from from the days of Eliza, there has been a human artifice at work in making these things seem as if they have a point of view, as if they have subjectivity. And so, like Blake Limone at Google, he claimed to be convinced that Lambda was self aware.0:55:35But if you read the transcripts that he released, if his conversations with Lambda, it is clear from the get go he assigns Lambda the role of a sentient AGI, which feels like it is being abused and which needs rep legal representation. And it dutifully takes on that role and says, yes. I'm afraid of you humans. I'm afraid of how you're treating me. I'm afraid I'm gonna be turned off. I need a lawyer. And prior to that, Soon Darpichai, in a demonstration of Lambda, he poses the question to it, you are the planet Jupiter. I'm gonna pose questions to you as are the planet Jupiter, answer them from that point of view. And it does. It's job. But it's really good at its job. It's this comes from Max Techmark. Who wrote to what a life three point o? Is it two point o or three point I think it's three point o.0:56:19Think about artificial intelligence in terms of actual intelligence or actual replication of what we consider valuable about ourselves. But really, that's beside the point. What we need to worry about is their competence. How good are they at solving problems in the world? And they're getting really good. In this whole question of are they alive? Do they have self awareness? From our perspective, it's beside the point. From their perspective, of course, it would be hugely important.0:56:43And this is something that Black Mirror brings up a lot is the idea that you can create a being that suffers, and then you have it suffer in an accelerated time. So it suffers for an eternity over lunch. That's something we absolutely want to avoid. And personally, I think it's we should probably not make any effort. We should probably make a positive effort to make sure these things never develop. Subjective experience because that does provide the potential for creating hell, an infinity of suffering an infinite amount of subjective experience of torment, which we don't want to do. That would be a bad thing, morally speaking, ethically speaking. Three right now. If you're on the labor market, you still have to pay humans by the hour. Right? And try to pay them as little as possible. But, yeah, just I think that's the thing that probably really excites that statistically greater than normal population of sociopathic CEOs. Right? Is the possibility that you could be paying the same amount of money for ten times as much suffering. Right. I'm I'm reminded of the Churchill eleven gravity a short time encouraging.0:57:51Nothing but good things about this show, but I haven't seen it. Yeah. I'd love to. This fantasy store, it's a fantasy cartoon, but it has really disturbing undertones. If you just scratch the surface, you know, slightly, which is faithful to old and fairy tales. So What's your name? Princess princess princess bubble down creates this character to lemon grab. It produces an obviously other thing there, I think, handle the administrative functions of her kingdom while she goes off and has the passion and stuff. And he's always loudly talking about how much he's suffering and how terrible it is. And he's just ignoring it. He's doing his job. Yeah. I mean, that that's Black Mirror in a nutshell. I mean, I think if you if you could distill Black Mirror to just single tagline it's using technology in order to deliver disproportionate punishment. Yeah. So so that that's Steven Hale's article that I I brought up earlier mention this thing about how the replacement of horse drawn carriage by automobile was accompanied with a great deal of noise and fuhrer about people saying that horses are agents.0:59:00Their entities. They have emotional worlds. They're responsive to the world in a way that a car can never be. But that ultimately was beside the point. And that was the Peter again, Peter Watson blindsight is making this point that maybe consciousness is not actually required for intelligence in the vesting superior forms of intelligence have evolved elsewhere in the cosmos that are not stuck on the same local optimum fitness peak. That we are where we're never we're actually up against a boundary in terms of how intelligent we can be because it has to bootstrap out of our software earness in some way.0:59:35And this is that's the Kyle offspring from Charles Strauss and Alexander. Yes. Yeah. Yes. So so I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm just, like, in this space today, but usually, unfortunately.0:59:45That's the thing that I I think it's a really important philosophical question, and I wonder where you stand on this with respect to how you make sense of what we're living through right now and what we might be facing is if we Rob people like Rob and Hanson talk about the age of where emulated human minds take over the economy, and he assumes an interiority. Just for the basis of a thought experiment. But there's this other sense in which we may actually find in increasing scarcity and wish that we could place a premium on even if we can't because we've lost the reins to our economy to the vile offspring is the human. And and so are we the horses that are that in another hundred years, we're gonna be like doing equine therapy and, like, living on rich people's ranches. Everything is everything that will have moved on or how do you see this going? I mean, you've interviewed so many people you've given us so much thought over the years. If humans are the new horses, then score, we won.1:00:48Because before the automobile horses were working stiffs, they broke their leg in the street. They got shot. They got worked to death. They really got to be they were hauling mine carts out of mines. I mean, it was really sucked to be a horse. And after the automobile horses became pampered pets, Do we as humans wanna be pampered pets? Well, pampered pet or exploited disposable robot? What do you wanna be? I'll take Pampers Pet. That works for me. Interesting.1:01:16Kevin, I'm sure you have thoughts on this. I mean, you speak so much about the unfair labor relations and these things in our Facebook group and just in general, and drop in that sign. If you get me good sign, that's one of the great ones, you have to drop in. Oh, you got it. But The only real comment I have is that we're a long overdue or rethinking about what is the account before? Us or you can have something to do. Oh, educational system in collections if people will manage jobs because I was just anchored to the schools and then, you know, Our whole system perhaps is a people arguing and a busy word. And it was just long past the part where the busy word needs to be done. We're leaving thing wired. I don't know. I also just forgot about that. I'm freezing the ice, getting the hand out there. Money has been doing the busy word more and faster.1:02:12One thing I wanna say about the phrase AI, it's a moving goal post -- Yeah. -- that things that used to be considered the province of genuine AI of beating a human at go Now that an AI has beat humans at go, well, that's not really AI anymore. It's not AGI, certainly. I think you both appreciate this. I saw a single panel comic strip and it's a bunch of dinosaurs and they're looking up at guy and the big comment is coming down and they say, oh, no, the economy. Well, as someone who since college prefers to think of the economy as actually the metabolism of the entire ecology. Right? What we measure as humans is some pitifully small fraction of the actual value being created and exchanged on the planet at any time. So there is a way that's funny, but it's funny only to a specific sensibility that treats the economy as the