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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways * Learn how to learn from those you disagree with or even offend you; see if you can find the truth in what they believe * When there are two sides to an issue, consider where the third side might be * Don’t measure your life with someone else’s ruler; figure out what ruler you want to use and create your standards * Ignore what others may be thinking of you because they are not thinking of you * Do not ruin an apology with an excuse * Do not aim to be the best, aim to be the only * When trying to make a decision and presented with several choices, consider the value of uniqueness * Our views should be evidence-based and not based on the imaginary harms the technology potentially causes to the hypothetical third person * Kevin Kelly attaches a non-zero probability to the singularity, but it should not be something that disproportionately influences how we regulate and think about AI today * AI shows us that things we thought were special and unique to humans can be replicated * “This vision of superhuman intelligence is mythical, if not religious. It’s a belief.” – Kevin Kelly * The auto-complete replication processes that these AIs are doing today are not anywhere near consciousness or self-awareness

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Photographer, author, and visionary Kevin Kelly talks about his book Excellent Advice for Living with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. His advice includes how to have a deep conversation, why it's better to control time than money--and whether, in the end, we should give advice in the first place. Other topics of discussion include the right object of our aspirations, the reason for optimism when it comes to technology, and why Kelly is not worried about AI.