Season 1, Episode 12: Transhumanism and AI ft. Robert J. Sawyer

It’s been an entire year of Wizards & Spaceships! Thank you for coming along with us on this wild and magical space ride.

You can’t turn on the news or doomscroll social media without hearing about how AI will revolutionize everything. Unfortunately, the worst people in the world seem to be in charge of it. In this episode, we talk to sci-fi legend Robert J. Sawyer about what AI and transhumanism really mean for humanity and our planet and how we can stand up to corporate hype and greed.

Show notes:

• Robert’s website
• Robert’s Bluesky
• AI’s environmental problems
• AI’s thirst for electricity