#763 - John Twelve Hawks - A Free Human in an AI World. CERTAINTY
The Grimerica Show
Darren Grimes
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
- The evolution of privacy in the digital age and the author's stance on fame and anonymity
- Predictions of surveillance society and the role of AI in shaping human behavior
- The human implications of virtual interactions, holographs, and AI companions
- The symbolism and synchronicities tied to hawk encounters and personal experiences
- The process of writing about complex technological scenarios grounded in extensive research
- The influence of social media and direct communication in shaping modern authors' connections with readers
- Ethical dilemmas surrounding AI, control mechanisms, and information access
- (00:00) - Introduction and guest background
- (03:12) - Hawks' insights on privacy and fame choices
- (07:18) - Predictions of surveillance and AI influence on society
- (12:19) - The human side of virtual holograms and AI interaction
- (16:19) - The uncanny valley and the desire for authenticity
- (22:16) - Philosophical questions about reality, math, and existence
- (27:14) - Creation of realistic violence and its representation in fiction
- (33:49) - Personal experiences with off-grid living and reconnecting with readers
- (40:36) - The importance of authenticity in media and social networks
- (45:49) - War stories and the chaotic reality of violence
- (52:35) - Future projects: graphic novels, films, and new storytelling avenues
- (58:32) - How to follow John Hawks' work and stay connected
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If more of you supported the show, it would be less sick a podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm going to go. |
| 0:05.1 | God and blah. |
| 0:07.5 | The blah-bitty-blah. |
| 0:08.6 | Sending out good vibes. |
| 0:12.2 | Goodbye. |
| 0:13.0 | Goodbye. |
| 0:14.2 | Goodbye. |
| 0:15.4 | And the blubety-blah. |
| 0:16.3 | Goodbye. |
| 0:18.3 | Underneath breaths of deep gratitude and prayers for guidance and protection. |
| 0:22.6 | And put on a didgeridoo and shamanic drumming track, shivers or vibrations and stuff like that. Grand America. |
| 0:38.3 | Okay, guys, welcome back to the Gramerica Show. |
| 0:58.4 | Coming at you this week with Jonathan 12 Hawks. |
| 1:02.6 | I mean, 10 years in the Macon, 12 years in the Macon, since the original, I swear it's |
| 1:10.4 | the Mike Hawk episode with Len Cast and people can check and see if I'm |
| 1:14.3 | right or not, but I think that is the intro with the infamous Graham Hawk synchro, which |
| 1:22.5 | starts off a whole trail of, whole trail trouble. On that note, |
| 1:46.0 | we have everybody's favorite podcaster here. Graham, synchro Dunlop. Well, it might have been, it might have gone back to, I mean, you said it was 10 years in the making, but it could be 20. I mean, I was in that library in Vancouver when, I mean, I talk about it in the episode with him, but some guys like, oh, he hands me this like audio book. |
| 1:46.7 | CDs. |
| 1:46.0 | It was back on the CDs. when I mean, I talk about it in the episode with him, but some guys like, oh, you got to, he hands me this like audio book. |
| 1:51.7 | Ceds. It was back in the CDs. It was like, here's a book that the CDs here. You got to listen to this book, the traveler. |
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