Can We Still Trust Reality? How AI Is Changing Truth Forever | John Vervaeke - PT 1

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🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Welcome back to Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu! In this episode, we dive deep into the fascinating world of cognitive science, AI, and the crisis of meaning with our special guest, philosopher and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke. Join us as we explore the transformative powers of psychedelics, the concept of epistemic vulnerability, and the critical need for the 'Four S's' in psychedelic experiences. We’ll also tackle the implications of the meaning crisis, drawing parallels with historical contexts like the Hellenistic period, and discuss potential solutions through an ecology of practices rooted in ancient wisdom. John shares his insights on AI, the complexity of bias-variance trade-offs, and the inherent challenges of relevance realization. We delve into the nuanced relationship between rationality and intelligence, and how evolutionary principles can inform the development of more insightful AI systems. SHOWNOTES 00:00 Bullshit jeopardizes meaning by disregarding truth. 09:09 Beliefs depend on trusted, credible influences. 12:27 Developing minds misusing A.I. like dangerous tools. 17:50 Concerns about bias in AI's influence. 24:42 Misframing blocks solutions; insight reveals deceptions. 29:46 Balancing bias, variance: avoiding overfitting in ML. 36:39 Evaluating context and bias in problem-solving. 41:29 Evolution hardwires cultural response mechanisms algorithmically. 47:15 AI understands patterns contextually, hypothesizes author. 52:56 Align machines with truth, beauty, meaning, God. 54:55 Creating autonomous machines requires significant energy resources. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS: Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://landroverUSA.com Miro: Bring your teams to Miro’s revolutionary Innovation Workspace and be faster from idea to outcome at https://miro.com. Legal Zoom: Launch, run, and protect your business at https://www.legalzoom.com/ – use promo code 'IMPACT' for 10% off! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impact What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've got a personal invite for you guys to join me, Tom Bill you live on my Twitch stream,
0:05.0	where I play the video game that I'm building, Project Kisen, and Talk Mindset.
0:09.6	So when you join the stream, you are getting more than just gameplay.
0:12.6	You're getting practical insights into how to shape your mind if you want to achieve something
0:16.9	extraordinary in life. This is more than entertainment. It is systematic growth through gaming.
0:23.6	You'll be joining a community focused on having fun,
0:25.6	playing games together as a community,
0:28.6	and talking about mindset and the strategies for real success.
0:31.6	Each stream is high energy gameplay mixed with real conversations
0:35.6	around mindset and success. you can ask me about
0:39.1	business mindset the game itself we are here to talk about all of the entertainment focus
0:44.6	things that we're doing here at impact theory i am live almost every day from 630 a m to 8 30 a m
0:51.2	pacific time so make sure you turn on that notification bell. You can find me at
0:56.0	Twitch.tv. forward slash Tom Billu. And that's T-O-M-B-I-L-Y-E-U. All right, guys, I will see you live in stream
1:06.2	in the morning's bright and early 6.30 a.m. Pacific time.
1:17.2	I'm Tom Billu and this is Impact Theory. We are living in one of the most exciting times in human history, but with all of this opportunity comes real challenges. Like right now,
1:22.7	we're living in an era where more and more people are struggling with what my guest calls
1:27.0	the meaning crisis.
1:28.4	A sense of disconnection and uncertainty about what truly matters and how we can connect to it.
1:34.2	And if you can't figure out how to create meaning in your life, everything starts to fall apart,
1:38.3	your focus, your drive, your relationships, you're just will to engage in this world.
1:43.7	But here's the good news. Meaning isn't
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