Alex Tsakiris co-hosts Mindrolling with Raghu for a conversation on consciousness and the ethics of artificial intelligence. In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu and Alex talk about: - A.I. and the potential for sentience - Scientific experiments in meditation - Transhumanist agendas in society - The way in which greed, power, and fear is taking over our world - The purity of motivation and a willingness to transform self-interest - A logical perspective on consciousness - Having faith in the world and taking positive action - Truth as a powerful spiritual weapon - Near death experiences and trying to comprehend the beyond - Meeting beings who are beyond polarization - Compassion Bot, a compassion based A.I. - Wise hope and having positive intention without concern for results “I don’t want A.I. ethics; I want human ethics. I don’t want A.I. compassion and community; I want human compassion and community.” – Alex Tsakiris About Alex Tsakiris Alex Tsakiris is a successful entrepreneur turned science podcaster. In 2007 he founded Skeptiko, which has become the #1 podcast covering the science of human consciousness. Alex has appeared on syndicated radio talk shows both in the US and the UK. Alex is also the author of Why Science is Wrong…About Almost Everything. ================ Ethics in A.I. with Alex Tsakiris & Raghu Markus – Mindrolling Podcast Ep. 539 - https://youtu.be/taOCxU_v5Po Raghu Markus – Mindrolling - Ep. 539 – Ethics in A.I. with Alex Tsakiris - https://beherenownetwork.com/raghu-markus-mindrolling-ep-539-ethics-in-a-i-with-alex-tsakiris ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfg Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenownetwork ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/