Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord Alex Tsakiris vs 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: WEBSITE: SIGNAL BEYOND PROJECT: YOUTUBE: X: BOOKS: THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST: WEBSITE: SUPPORT: PATREON: PayPal: VENMO: MERCH: Store: THEORY 6 MUSIC: SPONSORS: Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: OPUS A.I. Clip Creator: Scott Horton Academy: University of Reason-Autonomy: WATCH: OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: YOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: LISTEN: SPOTIFY: iTUNES: THE UNION OF THE UNWANTED :

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Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord Alex Tsakiris vs Ricky Varandas) is an episode from The Ripple Effect Podcast by Ricky Varandas.

This episode is 93:44 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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