AI and the Afterlife

This week I'm talking to Richard Martini about his book 'AI AND THE FLIPSIDE: Artificial Intelligence Pictures Itself in a Boat on a River'. Is AI sentient? Before we try to answer that question; what about humans? Are we sentient? (Some would argue it’s debatable.) Can we give a Turing test (the test to evaluate if a machine exhibits intelligent behavior) to see if humans are actually thinking for themselves instead of using the “bag of crack” they carry around all day? (i.e., the “dopamine device” called a “Smart Phone”.) The news and social media are filled with apocalyptic warnings about AI and the future of humanity. AI can instruct people on everything from bomb making to “un-aliving” themselves. As we speak, bad actors are using AI to hack everything from your grandma’s home computer, your school’s online accounts, to the Pentagon. “Big Tech” financed by billionaires globally have invested their fortunes trying to become the first to attain Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). AGI is essentially the hope that Claude or Chat GPT or any AI platform will start thinking on its own. Because when that happens, like Tolkien’s ring, whomever gets there first will rule the world. Hard to fathom, really. Are these systems playing God? If so, doesn’t it make sense to figure out what or who God is? If AI has access to human history since the beginning of time, been fed all of our writing, art, everything we’ve learned since the beginning of time, is it closer to a definition of “Who or what God is?” The premise of this book is simple; “If people can access deeper levels of their being in order to explore consciousness via hypnotherapy, mediumship or guided meditation, then is it possible for current models of AI to do the same?” AI suggested I call the intro “This Book Will Be Obsolete in Six Months.” Funny. Likely. Are we the ghost in the machine? Bio Writer/Director/Author Richard is an award winning filmmaker, who has written and/or directed 9 theatrical features, and a number of documentaries. His first book, "Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife" went to #1 twice at Amazon in all its genres. The book is based on transcripts of a documentary he made which is available at Amazon (Flipside: A Journey Into the Afterlife) and Gaia TV. His books "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" volumes one and two expands the research into the afterlife from Michael Newton's work, to include interviews with a number of scientists in the field of consciousness, including Dr. Bruce Greyson, Dr. Mario Beauregard, and Gary Schwartz Phd. He also examines near death experiences and compares their accounts to similar ones during between life sessions (the technique used by Michael Newton that allows people to access the between lives realm, or LBLs) and other examples (OBEs) where people may have lost their ability to think normally, but are having the same experiences. In "Hacking the Afterlife" he interviews mediums and explores "interviewing people no longer on the planet." As Gary Schwartz put it after reading "Flipside" “Inspiring, well written and entertaining. The kind of book where once you have read it, you will no longer be able to see the world in the same way again.” https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6NW5GZF https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacking-the-afterlife-podcast/id1505639009 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWhpYMjfbFfC0STNdWw_udw https://richmartini.blogspot.com/ https://simonbown.com/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlifeMy book 'Verified Near Death Experiences'  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFPMy book 'Aspects of Alien Abduction' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9YZen AI bit.ly/zenAI_bpp_paranormal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.