What if we could commute to space for work? Or rest and relax in a floating pod, immersed in a galaxy? Such easy access to space might not be as far away as we think. This week, Reid and Aria sit down with Ariel Ekblaw, director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative and founding CEO of Aurelia Institute. Ariel talks about democratizing access to space and using advancements in space technology to improve life on earth, now and in the future. Her goal isn’t just to make life in space possible, but to make it worth living, with culture and art. Plus, Ariel reflects on GPT-4 stories that speculate on space technologies that can enhance life on Earth.
For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all of the episodes, visit www.possible.fm/podcast.
Topics:
3:25 - Hellos and intros
5:15 - Reflecting on Aurelia’s achievements
7:05 - Chatting about Star Trek
7:56 - How space exploration will impact life on Earth
12:04 - The feasibility of colonizing Mars
15:45 - Scaling human presence in space
20:27 - GPT-4 story about a futuristic home in the Nevada desert and in space
23:43 - The relationship between AI and space exploration
27:48 - How culture would change as a spacefaring society
31:05 - GPT-4 list of inventions designed for space and adapted for Earth
33:49 - The democratization of space
44:25 - Rapidfire questions
48:56 - Debrief with Reid and Aria
Possible is a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with a visionary from a different field: climate science, media, criminal justice, and more. The conversation also features another kind of guest: GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest and most powerful language model to date. Each episode has a companion story, generated by GPT-4, which will serve as a jumping-off point for a hopeful, speculative discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively.
Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor. Special thanks to Ted Huetter, Geoff Nunn, Sean Mobley, Janine Liberty, Sands Fish, Nicole L'huillier, Thomas Sanchez Lengeling, MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Surya Yalamanchili, Saida Sapieva, Ian Alas, Greg Beato, Ben Relles, and the team at Jump Creative for video production on this episode.
Pat Yongpradit on AI literacy and computer science education
BONUS: Reid Hoffman’s speech: Humanity’s Hegelian Golden Braid
Reid riffs on tech journalism and the TikTok ban
Feed Drop: On with Kara Swisher: Reid Hoffman talks Trump, Thiel & AI
Kara Swisher on AI, media, and accountability
Reid riffs on AI milestones and AI efforts abroad
Kevin Scott on AI and humanism
[BONUS + VIDEO] Reid interviews Reid AI, his AI avatar
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Reflections on AI and season two
Katherine Maher on the future of trusted information
Kerry Washington on connection, identity and AI
Sal Khan on the future of K-12 education
Van Jones on AI, disruption and inclusion
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on the future of social welfare
Sarah Sze on the future of AI and art
Kim Stanley Robinson on narrative and civilization
Peter Lee on the future of health and medicine
Feed Drop: Masters of Scale | Reid Hoffman confronts the AI critics
Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of disease and diagnostics
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