How to Glitch the AI System (w/ Sophie Strand)
About this episode
Sophie Strand joins Douglas Rushkoff to discuss breaking free from dominant paradigms and strategies for navigating civilizational crises in the age of AI.
Sophie Strand (author of The Flowering Wand and The Body Is a Doorway) joins Rushkoff for a conversation about breaking free from the dominant paradigms of our time. Together, they challenge the Silicon Valley Sky God obsession with scaling up, critique the limitations of institutional think tanks, and dive into how modern systems have systematically stripped us of our foundational skills. From the intelligence of mycelial networks to practical strategies for becoming "indigestible" and completely useless to AI, Strand offers a somatic framework for navigating civilizational crisis. 🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code "teamhuman": https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman Download Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman…
People in this episode
Host: Douglas Rushkoff
Guest: Sophie Strand
Topics covered
- AI systems
- civilizational crisis
- foundational skills
- institutional critique
- mycelial networks
- indigestibility to AI
Sponsors
Groucho, BetterHelp
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Silicon Valley
Books & works: The Flowering Wand, The Body Is a Doorway
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