Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord | Alex Tsakiris vs Ricky Varandas)

Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord | Alex Tsakiris vs Ricky Varandas)

From The Ripple Effect Podcast by Ricky Varandas

March 12, 2026 · 1h 34m · Season 1 · Episode 572

About this episode

The episode features a debate on artificial intelligence between Alex Tsakiris and Ricky Varandas.

Alex Tsakiris is a technology entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. He is best known as the founder of the A.I. company MindPath Technologies back in 1986, and the host of the long-running podcast Skeptiko, a popular podcast that explores the intersection of science and spirituality. With a background combining a strong technical background information systems and artificial intelligence along with a scientific curiosity and a deep interest in spirituality, Alex Tsakiris has become a significant voice in debates surrounding the nature of consciousness and its relation to the physical world. Alex is also a best selling author who's work includes WHY SCIENCE IS WRONG...: About Almost Everything, and Why Evil Matters: How Science & Religion Fumbled a Big One, and his newest book Why AI? Is Smartest... Is Dangerous... Is Divine. ALEX TSAKIRIS: LINKS: https://taplink.cc/alex.tsakiris WEBSITE: https://skeptiko.com/ SIGNAL BEYOND PROJECT: https://signalbeyondproject.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@skeptiko-video X: https://twitter.com/skeptiko BOOKS…

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