Elon Musk Thinks Humans Should Merge With Machines to Confront Challenges of AI

Last week was one of the most rewarding periods I’ve experienced since I started writing publicly nearly five years ago. For the first time ever, I become so enthralled with a topic (Spiral Dynamics and the evolution of human consciousness), that I spent the entire week writing entirely about this one topic. In case you missed the series, I’ve provided links to all five posts below.
Lost in the Political Wilderness
What is Spiral Dynamics and Why Have I Become So Interested in It?
How a Breakdown in Liberal Ideology Created Trump – Part 1
How a Breakdown in Liberal Ideology Created Trump – Part 2
Why Increased Consciousness is the Only Path Forward
The revelations I came to as a result of my exploration into consciousness will stay with me forever, and hopefully color my future work with a deeper understanding and a more thoughtful, integral perspective. Today’s post will provide an unusual example of how one can apply the framework of human consciousness to one of our more pressing contemporary challenges.
To start, let’s examine some recent comments made by Elon Musk at the World Government Summit in the UAE.
ArsTechnica reports:
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