Carl M.A. Arden – Exploring Humanity’s Future with AI and Global Risks in New Book

KEY NOTES:

Existential Risks: Carl Ma explains how the increasing power of technologies like nuclear weapons, biotechnology, and AI carries significant existential risks due to humanity’s limited moral progress.

Nature of Competition: The discussion delves into how competition has driven human progress and conflict, and the need to balance competitive drives with cooperative frameworks.

Role of AI: Carl discusses AI’s accelerating development and its potential to either pose significant risks or act as a stabilizing force if appropriately harnessed.

Socio-Economic Structures: Addressing the limitations of current systems, the dialogue explores the need for radical, inclusive socio-economic shifts to handle future global challenges.

Virtual Solutions: The concept of moving towards a virtual existence to mitigate real-world risks is discussed as a controversial but possible solution.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

The Dystopian Utopia is currently available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.

AMAZON US – https://a.co/d/iG1iejl

AMAZON UK – https://amzn.eu/d/0i87Dm5x

BARNES AND NOBLE – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dystopian-utopia-ma-arden-carl/1145684166?ean=2940180053718

KOBO – https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-dystopian-utopia

About Guest - Carl M.A. Arden

Swedish-born author Carl M.A. Arden has a background in business and international relations. He studied economics and management at Oxford and completed an MBA at London Business School. He worked as a diplomat in Moscow and completed one peacekeeping tour in Kosovo before moving into different roles in corporate finance. He is fascinated by future trends, disruptive technologies, socio-political and economic systems, risks and probabilities, sustainable development and all creative arts. The Dystopian Utopia is his first book.