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Welcome back to Take Back Control. My goal has always been to explore the technology that can rebalance things and put power back into the hands of the people.
In this episode, I let Google's NotebookLM make a deep dive podcast based on all the Tech Back Control episodes to date. The End.
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Welcome back to Take Back Control. My goal has always been to explore the technology that can rebalance things and put power back into the hands of the people.
In this episode, I'm exploring a simple way to understand money and how it can help us prepare for the future.
[Note: This episode is also available as a video on YouTube]
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
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Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Recommended Reading:
The Paper Money Collapse: https://amzn.eu/d/j6kTJQx Sapiens: https://amzn.eu/d/aRMd63Y Debt: The First 5000 Years: https://amzn.eu/d/4jZdDuR -
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First episode of 2024. Welcome back to Take Back Control. My goal has always been to explore the technology that can rebalance things and put power back into the hands of the people.
In this episode, I'm exploring what it means to be a bit more human in a world where AI is beating us at what we thought we were good at.
[Note: This episode is also available as a video on YouTube]
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Sources:
Abebe Bikila: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Sleep-Science-Dreams/dp/0141983760/ Largest ever psychedelics study maps changes of conscious awareness to neurotransmitter systems: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220316145736.htm Research about the brain using quantum computation: https://phys.org/news/2022-10-brains-quantum.html The science of boredom: https://sqonline.ucsd.edu/2020/11/the-science-of-boredom/ -
Bonus content from "Small Time Bets: The Only Annual Podcast".
Jonathan and Douglas check in to see where their 2023 predictions landed; and then look ahead to very specific 2024 predictions covering tech, politics, markets and mashed peas.
Tech Back Control will return with many new topics in the new year.
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“Dear AI, you are a data analyst. I will give you data and you will analyse it, visualise it and draw conclusions from the data. I will then ask more questions about the data and together we will understand what it means.”
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This is the 13th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This episode explores the emergence of system 2 thinking in A.I. and what real-world experimentation looks like in 2023.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Sources:
Trend in global population growth over time: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?end=2015&start=1960&view=chart Changes in global literacy rates over time: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?end=2015&start=1960&view=chart Global Waste: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0039597 Sticky CPI over time: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CORESTICKM159SFRBATL Share of Total Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01134):https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134 -
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This is the 12th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This episode explores what might happen when A.I. gets hold of the truly unstoppable open internet of crypto and blockchain technologies.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://news.warrington.ufl.edu/faculty-and-research/chatgpt-is-better-at-predicting-how-stocks-will-react-to-news-headlines-than-traditional-models-new-study-shows/
https://dazeinfo.com/2023/05/24/fake-accounts-and-spam-content-on-facebook-instagram-meta-q1-202/#:~:text=Facebook
https://triple-a.io/crypto-ownership-data/
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This is the 11th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This episode lets A.I. take the wheel and write and record its own episode of Tech Back Control
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
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This is the 10th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This episode features an interview with Willy Ogorzaly from ShapeShift DAO. In this fascinating interview, Willy talks about:
Decentralising a the ShapeShift company What it is like to work in a DAO The enormous power of community ownership An incredible future of a zero-fee UI to the decentralised universe The public goods being built on Web3 protocolsTo find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Follow Willy on Twitter:
@willyogo https://twitter.com/willyogo
ShapeShift website:
https://shapeshift.com/
Giveth website:
https://giveth.io/
Join the ShapeShift DAO Discord server:
https://discord.gg/shapeshift
Listen to other interviews with Willy
https://smarteconomypodcast.com/episode/6e9b1e94/willy-ogorzaly-fox-foundation-managing-defi-platforms-from-the-ground-up
Watch Willy speak at ETH Denver 2022 on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-TOlyguMjQ
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This is the 9th episode of a new podcast called “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
Today, I’m exploring whether Non-Fungible Tulips were the OG NFTs.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
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Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
YouTube Version Only:
All images generated on Midjourney All 3D NFT tulips created by OG.art Heterosis projectFor find out more: https://twitter.com/ogdotart
Sources:
Tulipmania: Money, Honour, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tulipmania-Money-Honor-Knowledge-Golden/dp/0226301265
Review of Tulipmania book
https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/666
50 Things that made the modern economy: Tulips
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csz2xh
The truth about Tulip Mania
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44067178
Tulipmania Mythology - BBC More or Less podcast
https://wspartners.stage.bbc.com/episode/w3cswk26
What the poet, playboy and prophet of bubbles can still teach us
https://www.ft.com/content/0712b457-685d-4740-aacc-5610dba6ebe5
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This is the 8th episode of a new podcast called “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
Today, I’m exploring what happens if generative AI consumes all online content and what that could mean for the role of humans on the internet.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
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This is the 7th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
Today, I’m exploring the missed opportunity for “Open Money”, and what the future holds for bitcoin, crypto, and the open internet.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
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Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Sources:
Forbes article from 2011: Crypto Currency
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0509/technology-psilocybin-bitcoins-gavin-andresen-crypto-currency.html
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This is the 6th episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
Today, I’m extrapolating into the future of AI user experience and human interaction. Will we all become wizards? Are we ready?
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
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Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
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This is the 5th episode of a “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
Today, I have a bonus episode for you, as I revisit the events of the recent banking crisis with Andrew @thedebtocaplyse and see whether he has more reflections on what this means for the future of money, banks, CBDCs and decentralised finance.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
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This is the 4th episode of a new podcast called “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This week, we’re interviewing Andrew @thedebtocalypse to understand why money has value and what the future might hold.
Follow Andrew on Twitter Read his article on Medium about how Tether is an accident waiting to happen … obviously! Or check out Andrew’s summary thread about the articleTo find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann @songadaymann
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This is the third episode of a new podcast called “Tech Back Control”, a podcast exploring the disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
This week, we’re wondering if there’s another way to look at this AI revolution.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
Theme song by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Sources & References:
OpenAI Planning for AGI and Beyond GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models DeepMind's Mustafa Suleyman: In 2018, AI will gain a moral compass Mustafa Suleyman: The liberal activist who cofounded Google's $486 million artificial intelligence lab 3 months since ChatGPT launched. Here are the top milestones. Harnessing GPT-4 so that all students benefit. A nonprofit approach for equal access -
This is the second episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast following disruptions in tech that shift power into the hands of the people.
It is a short episode this week, for the designers and creatives, discussing the podcast name, artwork and any easter-eggs it is hiding about potential future of this project.
To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:
https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol
The theme song was created by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
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This is the first episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast about taking back control from technology, using technology.
This week, we’re starting with the revolution which started it all… the Internet.
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The theme song is by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Watch David Bowie’s excitement for the Internet in 1999
Read: “As the Pirates Become CEOs: The Closing of the Open Internet” by Zeynep Tufekci
Read: “Weaving the Web: The original design and ultimate destiny of the World Wide Web" by Tim Berners-Lee
Doomsday Internet Headlines:
It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies - NY Post, August 27th, 2016 The internet is destroying society, sobering research shows - CNET, March 30th, 2017 I was wrong. Too much tech is ruining lives - Washington Post, April 17th, 2018 Big Tech, Out-of-Control Capitalism and the End of Civilization - Scientific American, Oct 7th 2020 The internet is destroying our brains, but we can't quit. It's a factory we're forced to work in without any pay - Business Insider, June 2021 Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen - The Guardian, January 2nd, 2022 The Internet Is Broken. How Do We Fix It? - NY Times, May 27th, 2022Other Sources
5 companies own over 50% of the global advertising revenue. Social Network revenues Open source contributions from big tech Mozilla deal with Google -
This is the trailer and episode 0 for “Tech Back Control”, a podcast about taking back control from technology, using technology.
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