https://youtu.be/rctk6ZLQnzI Presenting and discussing Cyber Republic with David Wood and the London Futurists.
Category: Talks & Lectures
Reinventing liberal democracy in the age of intelligent machines: a talk
[slideshare id=239806582&doc=conwayhallslides-201206081152] Transcript of my talk at Conway Hall Ethical Society of London, and London Futurists. Let me start with the word “democracy”. If you think that you are citizens living in a democracy you are mistaken. You, I, are citizens in a constitutional republic – or monarchy, as is...
The future of democracy podcast
Many thanks to Alan Boyle, editor at Cosmic Log, and scifi author Dominica Phetteplace for interview and podcast on "Cyber Republic" and politics of the future. Listen to the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/fiction-science
Launching Cyber Republic on October 7
Come to join the LSE Alumni Association London (LSEAAL) and me, George Zarkadakis, to present and discuss my new book "Cyber Republic: reinventing democracy in the age of intelligent machines". We will explore the future of work, how AI can solve today's issues and propose a 'Cyber Republic' to overcome...
Citizen Assemblies: a TEDx talk
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQmKlxytkI] Do you trust your politicians? The people who represent you, and take decisions on your behalf about vital things, like health, education, national defence, and importantly where your taxes are spent Research data show that trust in politicians is at an all-time low across most liberal democracies. In...
Stories we tell, machines we build: a talk at the An{0}ther {AI} in Art summit in NY
I was invited to deliver the keynote talk at the An{0}ther {AI} in Art Summit in New York, at the New Museum on April 24, 2019. This is the unabridged version of my talk. In 1649 Rene Descartes, the most famous philosopher in Europe at the time, accepted the invitation...
Work, Love, Polis: a talk at the National Library of Norway
On December 5, 2018 I was honoured with an invitation to open the "Fantastic Futures AI Conference" organized by the National Library of Norway, in Oslo. I put together my talk like a triptych of words; "Work", "Love" and "Polis". For each of the words I used a story to...