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Blaise Agüera y Arcas
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CTO of Technology & Society at Google, working on fundamental AI research and exploring the nature and origins of intelligence.
These ideas are also at the heart of my new book "What Is Intelligence?" (out via @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera), where I explore how human-technology symbiosis may be the latest Major Evolutionary Transition: bit.ly/3H1p8F6
What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds (Antikythera): Aguera y Arcas, Blaise: 9780262049955: Amazon.com: Books
What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds (Antikythera) [Aguera y Arcas, Blaise] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Is Intelligence?: Lessons ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
For more on how evolution is shaped by symbiogenesis and cooperation, listen to our full conversation: bit.ly/4rmQ4Sj
Blaise Agüera y Arcas - AGI Symbiosis and the Arrow of Intelligence (Worthy Successor, Episode 14)
This new installment of the Worthy Successor series is an interview with Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Vice President and Fellow at Google, and CTO of Technology & Society. In this conversation, Blaise talks about how life and intelligence seem to move in a single direction - toward greater complexity and deeper interdependence. Blaise describes this movement as an arrow of evolution, shaped by cooperation and merging - from the earliest partnerships between simple organisms to the way human societies and technologies grow together. The interview is our fourteenth installment in The Trajectory’s second series, Worthy Successor, where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. This episode referred to the following other essays and resources: -- A Worthy Successor - The Purpose of AGI: https://danfaggella.com/worthy/ Listen to this episode on The Trajectory Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trajectory/id1739255954 See the full article from this episode: https://danfaggella.com/arcas1 ... There are three main questions we cover here on the Trajectory: 1. Who are the power players in AGI and what are their incentives? 2. What kind of posthuman future are we moving towards, or should we be moving towards? 3. What should we do about it? If this sounds like it's up your alley, then be sure to stick around and connect: -- Blog: danfaggella.com/trajectory -- X: x.com/danfaggella -- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danfaggella -- Newsletter: bit.ly/TrajectoryTw -- Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trajectory/id1739255954
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November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“What Is Intelligence?” is out now via @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera: bit.ly/3H1p8F6
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hope to see you there! Register for the event at bit.ly/3Jx2OV3
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In my new book "What Is Intelligence?” (out via @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera), I share more about our experiments and how I approach these ideas from a functional standpoint: bit.ly/3H1p8F6
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October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I expand more on the computational properties of living systems in my new book "What Is Intelligence?," out via @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera: bit.ly/3H1p8F6
What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds (Antikythera): Aguera y Arcas, Blaise: 9780262049955: Amazon.com: Books
What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds (Antikythera) [Aguera y Arcas, Blaise] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Is Intelligence?: Lessons ...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In my new book "What Is Intelligence?," (from @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera) I argue our conventional understanding of intelligence in LLMs may face a similar paradox. I share more on this in Chapter 8, available online with supplemental visuals: bit.ly/3KYTEBh
What is Intelligence? | Antikythera
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October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As counterintuitive as a floating Earth must have seemed at the time, the alternative theories ("It's turtles all the way down!") don't make a lot of sense.
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In "What Is Intelligence?" I explore AI’s emergence as a natural consequence of evolution. bit.ly/3H1p8F6

Read the full essay by Patrick House: bit.ly/4hev4IH
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’m honored that "What Is Intelligence?" (out now from @mitpress.bsky.social & Antikythera) inspired this engaging piece, and I appreciate Patrick’s deeper reflections and exploration of the philosophical and biological nuances of intelligence.
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I explore these questions about intelligence and human identity from a functional perspective in Chapters 6-7, which are serialized online through @mitpress.bsky.social and Antikythera: bit.ly/4on8vUw
October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM