Singularity 1on1 is an experiment in both podcasting and creative infopreneurship; an opportunity for real growth - both for you and for me. An invitation to challenge me, you and our friends. And a gift of something non-material, something you cannot touch but can be powerfully touched by none-the-less. Something I cannot mail to you right after you press the ‘donate’ button. But something you can choose to receive and carry in your heart. [Just like all truly precious gifts are.]
Singularity 1on1 is a podcast about the future of humanity (or lack thereof) and how technology will challenge and change everything we have gotten to know and grown complicitly comfortable with. But it is also a podcast about your future, your journey of self-discovery and self-disruption. Because if we do not disrupt ourselves we will be disrupted. It is a journey where the gadflies may sting and the road littered with temptations and failures. It is journey without guaranteed outcome. It is a journey for participants rather than spectators. For those willing to take a hit, bloody their nose and look bad but walk ahead. For people who are willing to stand up and stand out. For people like us.
Singularity 1on1 is the most personal gift of one individual in the attempt to ask the right questions for our future. In order to find the best way to make it. Because we have to make our future. Or be made by it. For too long, we’ve been seduced into believing we should do less. It is time to redefine what we are capable of. It is time to redefine what means to be human. It is time to find out who we are - both collectively and individually.
Are you that individual? What will you do when it is your turn to create the future?
Singularity 1on1 offers a chance to send a message about how podcasts and blogs can be not only a major part of the conversation but also a glimpse into the future itself. Of things to come. Of things we do or do not want to see in our future. So that each of us can have a better understanding where and how we can make a difference - both collectively and individually. And the opportunity for individuals to face their fear and make art, to make a difference and to do work that matters. The art of important work, of making a ruckus, of being a gadfly and of inventing the future.
Singularity 1on1 is everything that I have worked for in the past 6 years - my successes and my failures. It is the cornerstone of Singularity Weblog but works great for someone who hasn’t read any of my blog posts and is totally new to the issues related to the technological singularity, artificial intelligence and transhumanism. Arguably, it is the best way to introduce people to the major issues, trends and personalities in our present future. And go deeper into the rabbit hole than anyone else cares or dares to take you. Ultimately, it is my gift from me to you and something I would love to keep doing.