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AI & The Future of Humanity: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, VR, Algorithm, Automation, ChatBPT, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, IoT, Social Media, CGI, Generative-AI, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science, Quantum Computing: The Creative Process Interviews

The Creative Process Original Series: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Innovation, Engineering, Robotics & Internet of Things

What are the dangers, risks, and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in? With the rise of automation, what is the future of work? We talk to experts about the roles government, organizations, and individuals can play to make sure powerful technologies truly make the world a better place–for everyone.

Conversations with futurists, philosophers, AI experts, scientists, humanists, activists, technologists, policymakers, engineers, science fiction authors, lawyers, designers, artists, among others.

The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world.

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S17 · E1276
Yesterday · 39 min
Psychotherapy, AI, and Preserving the Human Core of Expression w/ EMMY VAN DEURZEN
A pioneering philosopher and therapist explores how embracing the fragility of existence can awaken our deepest capacity for freedom, love, and meaning.
S17 · E1270
August 19 · 57 min
Art as the Ultimate Technology: Preserving the Human Core in the Age of AI w/ LINCOLN CENTER’S SHANTA THAKE
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center, shares her vision for radical curation, redefining public spaces, and the power of collective storytelling.
S17 · E1269
August 19 · 18 min
AI, Robotics, VR, Bio-plastics: LINCOLN CENTER’S Shanta Thake on the Power of Performing Arts in the Age of AI - Highlights
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center, shares her vision for radical curation, redefining public spaces, and the power of collective storytelling.
S17 · E1263
July 31 · 17 min
Surviving the AI Hype Cycle Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Job) w/ NACHO DE GREGORIO - Highlights
A level-headed look at the AI debt bubble, regulatory capture, and why human creativity will always matter.
S17 · E1266
July 22 · 26 min
AI, Algorithms & Preserving the Human Core of Memory with GEORGI GOSPODINOV & ANGELA RODEL - Highlights
International Booker Prize-winning author Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel explore memory, the dangers of weaponized nostalgia, and how storytelling fosters empathy.
S17 · E1262
July 9 · 1 hr 43 min
The $7.5 Trillion Gamble on AI Domination & The Future of Humanity w/ NACHO DE GREGORIO
A level-headed look at the AI debt bubble, regulatory capture, and why human creativity will always matter.
S16 · E1249
May 6 · 22 min
Architecture, AI & Preserving the Human Core of Expression with SALWA & SELMA MIKOU
Paris-based twin architects Salwa & Selma Mikou share their philosophy of weaving memory, culture, and nature into transformative architectural spaces.
S16 · E1240
April 18 · 22 min
Why Do We Listen to the Talkers More Than the Builders Saving the Planet? - TOM CHI - Highlights
Former Google X inventor Tom Chi explains why the economy is a design problem we can fix, urging us to become the builders of a regenerative future.
S16 · E1239
April 18 · 1 hr 27 min
Climate Capital with TOM CHI - Google X Co-founder, Founding Partner At One Ventures
Former Google X inventor Tom Chi explains why the economy is a design problem we can fix, urging us to become the builders of a regenerative future.
S16 · E1237
April 7 · 17 min
AI, Escaping the Screen & Listening to the Living World: DAVID HASKELL on the Songs of Nature - Highlights
Pulitzer-nominated biologist David George Haskell explores how flowers created our world and the illusion of human individuality.
S16 · E1223
March 13 · length unknown
Game Over: Metrics, Big Data & Why We Need to Stop Keeping Score w/ C. THI NGUYEN - Highlights
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explores how we lose ourselves in external metrics and why the spirit of play is the true meaning of life.
S16 · E1222
March 13 · 1 hr 12 min
The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game with C. THI NGUYEN
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explores how we lose ourselves in external metrics and why the spirit of play is the true meaning of life.
S16 · E1221
March 3 · 34 min
Beyond the Plagiarism Machine: Reclaiming Imagination from AI Slurry w/ AL KENNEDY
Acclaimed author Al Kennedy discusses her novel Alive in the Merciful Country, the UK's Spy Cop scandal, and why the primary classroom might be our last resistant cell against an increasingly fractured world.
S16 · E1218
February 23 · 1 hr 37 min
SIRI HUSTVEDT on Love, Grief, AI, Creativity & the Future of Humanity
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt discusses her deeply personal memoir Ghost Stories, navigating the profound grief of losing her husband, Paul Auster, alongside striking insights into the dark history of statistics, the illusion of AI, and the fight for our democratic republic.
S16 · E1217
February 11 · 20 min
ART CURE: How the Arts Can Transform Our Health with DAISY FANCOURT
Leading researcher from the World Health Organisation and University College London reveals how engaging with the arts can lower inflammation, reduce anxiety, and extend your lifespan.
S16 · E1212
January 25 · 21 min
AI, Muse Cells & The Future of Health: Why Stars like Chris Hemsworth & Tony Robbins Turn to Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Adeel Khan on Muse Cells, Chris Hemsworth & The Future of Regenerative Medicine.
S15 · E1206
Dec 27, 2025 · 11 min
Speaking Out of Place - DAVID PALUMBO-LIU on Reclaiming Our Political Voices - Highlights
Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu on the carceral university, the imperial logic of AI, and why "undefeated despair" is key to sustained, moral activism, creativity
S15 · E1204
Dec 27, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Reclaiming the American Dream with DAVID PALUMBO-LIU – Stanford Professor, Author & Host, Speaking Out of Place
Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu on the carceral university, the imperial logic of AI, and why "undefeated despair" is key to sustained, moral activism, creativity
S15 · E1202
Dec 1, 2025 · 16 min
The AI Wager: Betting on Technology’s Future w/ Philosopher & Author SVEN NYHOLM - Highlights
AI ethics, human transformation, generative AI, ethical AI, Sven Nyholm, responsibility gap, autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, AI and creativity, philosophical questions of AI, algorithmic bias, AI opacity, existential risk of AI, digital culture, future of work, creative process
S15 · E1201
Nov 28, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
The Ethics of AI w/ SVEN NYHOLM, Author & Lead Researcher, Munich Centre for Machine Learning
AI ethics, human transformation, generative AI, ethical AI, Sven Nyholm, responsibility gap, autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, AI and creativity, philosophical questions of AI, algorithmic bias, AI opacity, existential risk of AI, digital culture, future of work, creative process

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