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Thinking On Paper

Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson

An independent technology show for those who want to understand the human impact of AI, space tech, quantum computing, and robotics, without the hype, the jargon, or the billionaire worship. Mark & Jeremy present over 300+ episodes with the CEOS, founders and outliers actually building the future. We ask the questions you"d ask if you were in the room. Listeners have learned from IBM, D-Wave, Kevin Kelly, the inventor of the microprocessor, Microsoft whistle-blowers, moon mining NASA CEOs,

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00:27:27

Why I Wish Artificial Intelligence Was Conscious:...

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2025/05/22

AI isn't conscious. It never will be. I wish it was! In Irreducible (Federico Faggin) Chapter 7, Mark and Jeremy tackle the “hard problem” of consciousness. Why can machines process data without ever tasting joy or suffering pain? Real curiosity? They'll never feel that. Yes, it's a feeling.They wrestle with qualia (the raw spark of experience) and question whether a machine can ever cross from the realm of make belief into awareness, sentience and... love.Your mind verses a pattern-matching

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00:39:08

Technology for Good: Can We Redefine Success with...

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2025/05/19

Technology already touches every aspect of our lives, but are we using it to tackle our biggest challenges? And when millions of people have boring, repetitive jobs (that puts food on the family table), what's the collateral damage of AI and automation? On Victory in Europe Day, veteran technologist Khang Nguyen-Trieu (25 years building and advising large-scale systems across Europe, Asia, and the U.S.) shares down-to-earth examples and simple strategies to: measure what truly matters, talk to real

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00:01:21

Natural Intelligence: Kevin Kelly on AI & Life

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2025/05/15

On this special episode of Thinking On Paper, Kevin Kelly reveals how AI mirrors the architecture of life. From mycelium’s hidden networks to self-organizing algorithms and why these living technologies are remapping culture, work, and society. In this teaser, Wired’s co-founder shows you how decentralized AI systems outmaneuver rigid hierarchies, how a single algorithmic nudge can trigger collective creativity, and what this means for your organization’s culture and the evolving human-AI

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00:41:46

Today’s Enterprise AI Strategies: Forecast, Automate...

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2025/05/12

Shopify, Duolingo, Box, Hubspot, Fiverr, Meta, Google...Leading technology companies have issued formal AI-first mandates. Before the give a task or job to a human, they now ask: can AI do this. It's scary if you're on the wrong end, and signals a fundamental shift in corporate strategy and workplace expectations. So what can your business do today to not get left behind? In this episode we speak with Ajay Malik - founder and CEO of Studio-X - to give you the starting framework to

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00:25:08

"When Does the Robot Become the Human?" AI’s...

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2025/05/06

AI, consciousness and the clash between living matter and synthetic code power Irreducible Chapter 6. You’ll grasp why “live information” layers matter, energy and data into self-sustaining organisms while rigid circuitry stays trapped in digital bits.The Thinking on Paper book club arms you with a clear framework to judge every claim about machine awareness and life’s essential spark—challenging you: is AI conscious, can machines ever be conscious and is consciousness woven into the universe

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00:49:15

The Essential KEVIN KELLY: Your Optimistic Guide to...

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2025/04/21

Kevin Kelly, tech optimist, founder of Wired magazine and author of "What Technology Wants," sees technology as a vibrant "seventh kingdom" intertwined with nature. He says Aliens are already among us and AI is creative. In this very special Thinking on Paper episode, Kevin Kelly joins Mark and Jeremy to unpack the links between technology and nature, tackle the paradox of decentralized systems, and confront the real-world challenges facing DAOs.In a far-reaching conversation, Kelly explains AI's

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00:35:47

Irreducible Reality Check: Why You're More Than a...

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2025/04/17

The singularity hype is deafening. Sentient AI is always 'just around the corner'. But what separates genuine consciousness from sophisticated mimicry? And how can you gain intellectual control in a world drowning in computational noise? Federico Faggin, inventor of the microprocessor, draws a hard line in his book "Irreducible." In this Thinking On Paper Book Club session, Mark and Jeremy dissect Chapters 4 and 5, confronting the core conflict: Human Consciousness vs. Machine

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00:48:33

Is SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER the Key to Limitless Clean...

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2025/04/15

Could placing massive solar farms in orbit solve Earth's energy crisis and combat climate change? In this episode of Thinking On Paper, hosts Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson speak with Sanjay Vijendran, Director of Space Energy Insights and former lead at the European Space Agency (ESA) for SBSP initiatives.Sanjay breaks down the reality behind Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP): harvesting intense, 24/7 sunlight above the clouds and wirelessly beaming clean energy down to Earth. Discover how this

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00:48:31

Flock Decentralized AI: For Your Privacy and Control...

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2025/04/07

Your data fuels Big Tech AI, leaving you with little control. Could Decentralized AI be the real alternative? Flock.io's Jihao Sun breaks down the potential and explores if it can truly fix the imbalance.OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini... the AI powerhouses grow stronger. But what about your privacy and data ownership? We confront the imbalance and examine if Decentralized AI – using tech like blockchain – can deliver powerful, private AI without crippling performance. Flock.io aims to make this

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00:26:16

Quantum Consciousness vs. AI - An Irreducible Book...

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2025/04/03

Are you a tech professional? Loves books? Have a curious mind? Then listen to this. We're discussing Federico Faggin's "Irreducible" (Chapter 3) and getting into the core differences between consciousness and artificial intelligence. This week we wrap our human heads around consciousness, the evolution of machines, and what sets computers and humans apart. Existence, technology, and what it means to be human.We're moving past the usual AI talk to discuss important

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00:43:23

Building Hollywood 2.0: David Bianchi on Web3's...

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2025/03/31

Thinking on Paper listeners understand the power of emerging tech and crave the stories behind the disruption, the connections that illuminate the bigger picture. This episode is for you, fellow disruptor and curious mind. Filmmaker David Bianchi faced traditional funding hurdles in Hollywood. His solution? Embrace Web3. Hear how he's financing his projects through crypto and NFTs, a model that fueled his series "Razor (RZR)," which received an Emmy nomination, offering a blueprint for

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00:34:22

Irreducible by Federico Faggin: Can AI Ever Be...

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2025/03/26

Is consciousness fundamental to reality? Can AI ever be truly conscious, or is human awareness beyond machine replication?In this week's book club, Mark and Jeremy explore chapter 1 and 2 of Irreducible by Federico Faggin, the inventor of the first microprocessor, as he argues that consciousness isn’t created by the brain—it’s fundamental to the universe.They break down quantum physics, AI’s limitations, and why understanding consciousness remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges.Hit play

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00:45:04

World ID: Proof Of Humanity In The Age Of AI - Head...

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2025/03/19

AI is advancing exponentially in 2025. AI-generated content is everywhere—deepfakes, chatbots, automated accounts. But what happens when AI becomes so advanced that you can’t tell the difference between a human and a bot? That’s where World ID comes in.In this episode, we sit down with Ajay Patel, Head of World ID at Tools for Humanity, to break down the future of digital identity, iris scans, blockchain and what makes you uniquely human.No more CAPTCHA. No more fake accounts. Just verifiable proof

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00:30:02

The Silicon Curtain Is Closing: How AI Will Divide...

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2025/03/18

"Whatever this book has taught us, there's a pre-AI world and a post-AI world. However it plays out, nothing will ever be the same."The future isn't unified. AI is splitting the world into competing digital empires. In the final chapter of Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari explores how nations are building separate AI ecosystems, using different hardware, software, and data to shape their own technological realities. The Silicon Curtain is closing, fragmenting the global internet into walled-off domains

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00:11:01

AI vs Dictators: The Alignment Problem, Russian Style...

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2025/03/14

AI doesn’t just automate oppression—it might also destabilize the very regimes that rely on it.In this episode of Thinking on Paper Book Club, we break down Chapter 10 of Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari and explore the uneasy relationship between artificial intelligence and authoritarianism.Will AI give dictators absolute control, or will it expose the cracks in their systems?AI changes the game. Unlike humans, algorithms don’t fear imprisonment or execution.What happens when an AI trained to support a

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00:43:13

This Is The Real Reason People Don't Care About Web3...

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2025/03/06

Web3 marketing is a big mess. It all started when big brands jumped in, tried to cash in on NFTs, and left behind confusion and skepticism. From there, it has gotten worse. Rotten from the inside out. For Web3 to ever move past the hype and deliver the real value and the creative revolution blockchain has always promised, brands need a strategy. A framework. The days of throwing jargon at the market, lining the pockets of the Twitter KOL cabal, alienating anybody in the real world with 8 brain cells

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00:54:09

Quantum Computing With IonQ: The Best Quantum...

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2025/02/28

Quantum computing isn't just theoretical anymore. Companies like IonQ are transforming the technology into practical reality. But can you understand it without a PHD in quantum mechanics?Let's find out. In this exclusive episode, Coleman Collins, Director of Product Management at IonQ, takes us behind the scenes of IonQ Quantum. How does their groundbreaking trapped-ion quantum architecture compare to IBM's superconducting approach, D-Wave's quantum annealing, and Microsoft's topological qubits? And

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00:42:19

Star Cloud: How Cheaper, More Efficient Data Centers...

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2025/02/26

As AI accelerates, Earth-based infrastructure struggles to keep up with its insatiable energy demands. Those AI GPUs are hungry for data and Star Cloud (formerly Lumen Orbit) is pioneering orbital data centers that harness unlimited solar power to feed them. In this episode of Thinking on Paper, we explore with Philip Johnston, co-founder of Star Cloud:The orbital computing revolution solving Earth's power crisisHow AI's exponential energy consumption threatens global resources Space-based data

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00:47:54

Is AI More Creative Than You? Are We Losing Control...

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2025/02/21

This book club is about whether AI and automation will fundamentally reshape power, decision-making, and control in society—particularly in the context of democracy. The discussion revolves around Yuval Noah Harari’s argument that technology itself isn't the problem; it’s how humans manage it.Chapter 9 of Nexus breaks down four principles for a democratic future: benevolence, decentralization, mutuality, and change/rest. But the real debate is about control. Who holds power when AI makes decisions

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00:55:22

Could AI Satellites Have Stopped the LA Wildfires?...

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2025/02/20

How do AI-powered satellites turn raw data into real-time intelligence? In this episode of Thinking on Paper, we sit down with Fintan Buckley, CEO of Ubotica, to break down how AI in space is reshaping disaster response, national security, and environmental protection.You'll learn:🚀 How AI satellites could cut disaster response times from days to minutes.🚀 The truth about wildfire prediction, maritime security, and urban planning with space-based AI.🚀 Why space junk is a growing threat and why

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