Technology and the Human Purpose

S6E10 Techumanpurpose •• EEAAO – All At Once (Almost) – Humans and the AI event horizon Part 2

In this episode I continue to discuss the "AI moment" - what I call the Event Horizon. It was recorded before the announcement of the signing of the a ceasefire between the USA and Iran. Covered in this episode: Gig work, how to think about the person, the tech bro phenomena and their seemingly hatred of people (and this I will say I AI-ed with Google Gemini to a fairly good extent). Whether, they do hate humanity is an open question but they do come across as if they do. A discussion of order and disorder. In retrospect what I didn't include was the potential rationale that AI will lead to disorder being behind their leanings towards extreme libertarianism mixed with authoritarian leadership. Ethics versus micro choices. And a bit of poetry on human flourisng. This is the notes for both epsiodes. YouTube by Hannah Fry - a must watch really. _Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we've ever built_. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw Nvidia and SpaceX - IPO – Bloomberg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63KvjQlN8M&t=2s Holy Post podcast 722 they talked about the impacts of the cuts to USAID. The Lancet. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2014/07/07/douglas-adams-technology-rules/ CBC Frontburner podcast May 11. – regarding incentives but it is partial. Youtube video by More Perfect Union https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aooiDA-AsNo MIT Technology Review podcast= The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home. The Economist May 30th 2026 p63 Barteby How Should Bosses Talk about AI Legal activity problems with AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgN0fyYKLfc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgN0fyYKLfc] (audio) "Big Tech" versus humans references. https://peoplevsbig.tech [https://peoplevsbig.tech/the-movement/] https://peoplevsbig.tech/the-movement/ [https://peoplevsbig.tech/the-movement/] https://www.reddit.com [https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1mejq1d/tech_ceos_dont_seem_to_realise_just_how_antihuman/] https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1mejq1d/tech_ceos_dont_seem_to_realise_just_how_antihuman/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1mejq1d/tech_ceos_dont_seem_to_realise_just_how_antihuman/] https://www.linkedin.com [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikerosenbergwriting_the-reason-so-many-people-passionately-hate-activity-7460395755845869571-vUFG] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikerosenbergwriting_the-reason-so-many-people-passionately-hate-activity-7460395755845869571-vUFG [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikerosenbergwriting_the-reason-so-many-people-passionately-hate-activity-7460395755845869571-vUFG] https://www.linkedin.com [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-capital-boards-common-blind-spot-j%C3%B8rgensen-gcb-d-nacd-dc-md0wc] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-capital-boards-common-blind-spot-j%C3%B8rgensen-gcb-d-nacd-dc-md0wc [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-capital-boards-common-blind-spot-j%C3%B8rgensen-gcb-d-nacd-dc-md0wc] https://futurism.com [https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-baffled-hatred] https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-baffled-hatred [https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-baffled-hatred] https://www.facebook.com [https://www.facebook.com/groups/875231447226552/posts/1099404598142568/] https://www.facebook.com/groups/875231447226552/posts/1099404598142568/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/875231447226552/posts/1099404598142568/] https://futurism.com [https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-ceo-ai-hate] https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-ceo-ai-hate [https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-ceo-ai-hate] https://keenon.substack.com [https://keenon.substack.com/p/why-tech-billionaires-are-so-angry] https://keenon.substack.com/p/why-tech-billionaires-are-so-angry [https://keenon.substack.com/p/why-tech-billionaires-are-so-angry] https://www.youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ogxwPyJPTMw] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ogxwPyJPTMw [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ogxwPyJPTMw] https://www.humanrightsresearch.org [https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/big-tech-s-shift-to-the-right] https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/big-tech-s-shift-to-the-right [https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/big-tech-s-shift-to-the-right] https://www.instagram.com [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWVxYjbuCvj/] https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/big-tech-s-shift-to-the-right [https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/big-tech-s-shift-to-the-right] https://www.amnesty.org [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/why-are-big-tech-companies-a-threat-to-human-rights/] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/why-are-big-tech-companies-a-threat-to-human-rights/ [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/why-are-big-tech-companies-a-threat-to-human-rights/] https://www.thetimes.com [https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/how-world-of-work-changed-times-enterprise-network-t0zvf96wv] https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/how-world-of-work-changed-times-enterprise-network-t0zvf96wv [https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/how-world-of-work-changed-times-enterprise-network-t0zvf96wv] https://www.wheresyoured.at [https://www.wheresyoured.at/techs-elite-hates-labor/] https://www.wheresyoured.at/techs-elite-hates-labor/ [https://www.wheresyoured.at/techs-elite-hates-labor/] https://medium.com [https://medium.com/@adrianbooth/tech-ceos-whos-the-meanest-of-them-all-a684a7da0d20] https://medium.com/@adrianbooth/tech-ceos-whos-the-meanest-of-them-all-a684a7da0d20 [https://medium.com/@adrianbooth/tech-ceos-whos-the-meanest-of-them-all-a684a7da0d20] https://www.reddit.com [https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/bhuyjy/the_elitist_nature_of_tech_culture_and_why_its/] https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/bhuyjy/the_elitist_nature_of_tech_culture_and_why_its/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/bhuyjy/the_elitist_nature_of_tech_culture_and_why_its/] https://en.wikipedia.org [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_bro] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_bro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_bro] https://medium.com [https://medium.com/@l.churchill427/why-tech-bros-are-fleeing-silicon-valley-insiders-view-9c4e05f7ab2a] https://medium.com/@l.churchill427/why-tech-bros-are-fleeing-silicon-valley-insiders-view-9c4e05f7ab2a [https://medium.com/@l.churchill427/why-tech-bros-are-fleeing-silicon-valley-insiders-view-9c4e05f7ab2a] https://www.reddit.com [https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1oy535n/tech_capitalists_dont_care_about_humans_literally/] https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1oy535n/tech_capitalists_dont_care_about_humans_literally/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1oy535n/tech_capitalists_dont_care_about_humans_literally/] https://nypost.com [https://nypost.com/2020/09/26/why-silicon-valley-ceos-are-such-raging-psychopaths/] https://nypost.com/2020/09/26/why-silicon-valley-ceos-are-such-raging-psychopaths/ [https://nypost.com/2020/09/26/why-silicon-valley-ceos-are-such-raging-psychopaths/] https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/idols-of-the-valley [https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/idols-of-the-valley]

S6E9 Techumanpurpose •• AEEAAO – All At Once – Humans and the AI event Horizon part 1

Every now and then a new technology comes along that fills our field of view from horizon to horizon. AI is now in that moment where other technologies like atomic power has been before. What are we to make of this moment? That is the point of this little series. Show notes will be included with the final episode.

S6E8 Techumanpurpose •• EEAAO All at once (nearly) - A bestiary of 21st century world

In the Everywhere, Everything, All At Once Revolution (Almost), how do we get into our moment? We need a new bestiary (Latin: bestiarium vocabulum) is a compendium of beasts. Some academic articles. Business History Review 98 (Spring 2024): 203–236. doi:10.1017/S0007680523000946. The Will to Chaos and Disorder: The Behemoth as a Model of Political Economy. Leviathan And Kraken: States, Corporations, And Political Economy Robert Fredona [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/FREDONA/ROBERT], Sophus A. Reinert [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/REINERT/SOPHUS+A.] 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/hith.12153 [https://doi.org/10.1111/hith.12153] https://news.asu.edu/20231009-solutions-monsters-cybersecurity-and-how-slay-them The Westpac ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0UEMlfTj_M [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0UEMlfTj_M] And an analysis of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBGqncN3WU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBGqncN3WU] Introduction News concludes 9:30 Corporate Raiders Min 11:00 The bestiary min 14:00 5 Horsemen of the apocalypse A – Avatar B – Behemoth B – Big Brother B – Black Swans B - Bots B - Bugs C - Chatbots D - Dragons E F – Frankenstein G – Godzilla G - H I J K – Kraken K – Kings (Dragon) L – Leviathan M – Magnificent 7 M - Minotaur N O P – Phishers P -Pigs Q R - Gray Rhinos S T – Trolls T - Trojan U - Unicorns V – Vampires V - Viruses W – Double You W – Worms W - Werewolves X Y Z

S6E7 Techumanpurpose •• EEAAO Everything (nearly) - Services change is mostly manufactured

This is the second season of my roll of the dice series. In this season I am focussing of the changes throughout the economy, and less on the values behind and being pushed by those changes. I think it is really important to take stock and observe so we are clear about what is happening. This episode really is about everything. Well almost. The technological disruptions occurring across the enormous services sector are fascinating. This is just a little snapshot of the last few years of developments. Covered in this episode. D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities F Construction G Wholesale and retail trade H Transportation and storage I Accommodation and food service activities J Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities K Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities L Financial and insurance activities M Real estate activities N Professional, scientific and technical activities O Administrative and support service activities P Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Q Education R Human health and social work activities S Arts, sports and recreation T Other service activities U Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use V Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies ------- Some notes Global supply chains. https://unctad.org/news/gas-grain-fertilizer-disruptions-raise-risks-food-security-and-trade [https://unctad.org/news/gas-grain-fertilizer-disruptions-raise-risks-food-security-and-trade] https://www.economies.com/forex/news/beyond-oil:-which-global-supply-chains-has-the-iran-conflict-disrupted%20-48545 [https://www.economies.com/forex/news/beyond-oil:-which-global-supply-chains-has-the-iran-conflict-disrupted%20-48545] The intro and outro music is 'fantasy orchestra' available at https://freesound.org/ [https://freesound.org/]

S6E6 Techumanpurpose •• AEEAAO Everything (nearly) - Industries - Agriculture, Mining & Manufacturing

This is the second season of my roll of the dice series. This episode really is about everything. Well almost. The technological developments occurring across agriculture, mining and manufacturing are breath taking. This is just a little snapshot of the last few years of developments. Normally, I like to add a bunch of references. This episode has too many, and I have accumulated this knowledge over decades of watching and doing analysis in this field. However, wikipedia has been really valuable in checking some of the specifics of ships sizes. Here is a link to the aerospace company mentioned https://beta.team/ [https://beta.team/] You may think I was a bit skimpy on the computer industry, which is true but it gets enormous coverage and sometimes it is important to focus everywhere else. The intro and outro music is 'fantasy orchestra' available at https://freesound.org/ [https://freesound.org/]