Soenke Ziesche - IkigAI & AI, Ikigai Risk (IRisk)
What happens to human meaning when AI takes over not just our jobs - but our joy, our purpose, even our sense of self? In this conversation, I speak with Soenke Ziesche, co-author of Considerations on the AI Endgame, about Ikigai - the Japanese concept of life purpose - and how it may be at risk in a world increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence. Together we explore: The psychological illusion of meaning in modern life The looming threat of Ikigai Risk - when AI automates away the things we live for, not just on How this connects to Nick Bostrom’s vision of Deep Utopia What happens when AI systems become more engaging than our friends, more competent than us in every skill, and indifferent to our well-being Along the way, we raise difficult questions: Will humans still find purpose when AI can outperform us in love, labour, and laughter? If superintelligent AI lacks ikigai-kan - a felt sense of...
