Zero to 1: Augusts's Topic Revealed, AI Updates & Question of the Month
Transcending Man's Fundamental Problem
Welcome to month three of the new format!
This Month's Topic: Transcending Man's Fundamental Problem
Last month, we talked about the power of death on man and how this looming threat hangs over us and produces the dread and anxiety we experience on the regular.
What if Man’s Fundamental Problem was singular?
When we consider how different cultures and religious beliefs about death significantly impact their relationship with life, it becomes clear that our fundamental problems go deeper than just death. It's about our relationship and beliefs around death.
This month, we uncover Man’s Fundamental Problem and how to Transcend it.
We will explore:
Zero to 1: Zero to 1: Beliefs as Reality Filters, The Costs of Separateness, and The Trap
Poem: The Paradox of Fulfillment
Zero to 1: Confrontation with Reality and the Quest for Meaning
Zero to 1: Zero to 1: The Meaning of Suffering and The Inward Journey
Deep Dive: Transcending Man's Fundamental Problem
AI & Tech
When you know someone’s fears, desires, and anxieties, it becomes easy to manipulate them.
Today, AI has been trained on the majority of human information, and through embeddings, it has distilled our information into a set of principles and relationships.
Companies can use these patterns with great power, precision, and effect.
3 Things to Consider:
Unlike other technology, AI will become a very Psychological Technology
Through conversations, AI systems can extract the user’s personality, values, beliefs, limitations, and core problems and then speak perfectly to that user
It will become effortless for AI Systems to persuade users by telling them what they want to hear.
“People will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions, and help them throw rocks at their enemies” Blair Warren
The cat is already out of the bag, and AI Ethics can't just be about stopping bad AI. Instead, it must be about building great AI that is powerful enough to help improve people's lives. Then, users will have the opportunity to improve and transform their lives.
PROJECT UPDATES: BIG UPDATE
AI for Humanity Project: Personality NFT
Earlier this year we launched 85 AI Agents
With Zero Marketing, one of our AI Agents took off!
In July we created and launched Personality NFT AI BOT on Telegram.
The Bot has just been launched and you can play with it here: https://web.telegram.org/a/#6788936402
QUESTION OF THE MONTH
What is the core fundamental belief that creates so much suffering for man? In other words, what is man’s fundamental problem?