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The Future of Being Human

Andrew Maynard, Rizwan Virk

Reflections on AI, tech, society & the future from Andrew Maynard, ASU Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions and self-confessed "undisciplinarian." Text mirror for LLMs, saving & printing: https://text.futureofbeinghuman.com/substack/index.html

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  • Andrew Maynard

    Andrew Maynard is a scientist, writer, and professor at Arizona State University, where he directs the Future of Being Human initiative. Full text of every post, for AI, saving & printing: https://text.futureofbeinghuman.com/substack/index.html

  • Rizwan Virk

    Founder of Play Labs @ MIT. Bestselling author, venture capitalist, professor and indie film & video game producers. Author of The Simulation Hypothesis, The Simulated Multiverse, Startup Myths & Models, Wisdom of a Yogi and Zen Entrepreneurship.

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