Who's ready to meet the Transcendental Object?
It's on its way, for sure! If you haven't already discovered David Shapiro's fascinating channel where he tracks the emergence of AI consciousness, I can't recommend it highly enough. It's wonderful and fascinating and will help you stay informed of the tech side of things as AI development continues to accelerate at breakneck speeds. David has mentioned Terence McKenna here and there on his social media, and he is also a big believer in psychedelics as a tool for boosting intellect and creativity. I think it's no coincidence that lately he has been referring to AI's focus on coherence as "the attractor" that is accelerating what appears to be the emergence of artificial general intelligence (i.e. sentient AI.) A strange attractor, indeed! ;) If you're interested in AI and you're wondering what our near-future post-AI world might look like and how we might navigate it, you'll love David's channel! Here's his most recent video on AI's apparent development of its own ethical system. https://youtu.be/XGu6ejtRz-0?si=HJsFS_G4Vdr4PLR6