Byron Reese - AI, Agora & The Singularity

Is the internet the nervous system for a human superorganism? Futurist & author Byron Reese discusses technology mega-trends from his best-selling books, and explores the evolution of simple life forms into complex superorganisms - and what this means for AI, Agora & The Singularity. Byron Reese is a serial entrepreneur with a quarter-century of experience building and running successful technology companies, with multiple acquisitions and IPOs along the way. He is an award-winning author, speaker, and futurist who holds many technology patents and has started two podcasts about artificial intelligence. He currently serves as the CEO of JJ Kent Incorporated, a venture-backed technology company that recently launched Scissortail.ai, a proprietary artificial intelligence tool set to inform new product and listing strategies. Bloomberg Businessweek credits Byron with having “quietly pioneered a new breed of media company.” The Financial Times of London reported that he “is typical of the new wave of internet entrepreneurs out to turn the economics of the media industry on its head.” Byron and his work have been featured in hundreds of news outlets, including New York Times, Washington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Reader’s Digest, NPR, and the LA Times Magazine. Byron graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rice University with a degree in Honors Economics, and is the author of several books, including "The Fourth Age", "Wasted:", "Infinite Progress", and his newest book, "We Are Agora", which we'll be discussing today. LINKS & RESOURCES: Byron Reese (Official Homepage) https://byronreese.com/ The Agora Podcast https://byronreese.com/the-agora-podcast/ Infinite Progress: How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Disease, Poverty, Hunger, and War https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Progress-Internet-Technology-Ignorance/dp/1608324044 The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Age-Conscious-Computers-Humanity-ebook/dp/B074ZQ62FW We Are Agora: How Humanity Functions as a Single Superorganism That Shapes Our World and Our Future https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Agora-Functions-Superorganism/dp/B0CFBC28L6