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A Conversation about Rise of the Benevolent Octopus with the International Xenophon Society
Friday, November 7, 12:30 p.m. EST over zoom
Nov 2
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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October 2025
Savoring Twenty-four Kinds of Happiness
While trying to imagine a good life that is available to all
Oct 4
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
An 'Avalanche' of Meaning and Feeling in Literature and Leadership
#2: The Concluding Three Paragraphs of *Rise of the Benevolent Octopus*
Oct 1
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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August 2025
Humanity's Core Problem Right Now in One Neologism
A short explanation of the fear of other minds, the conditions that give rise to it, its many deleterious manifestations, and its potential remedies.
Aug 24
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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July 2025
A question I suspect you don't have a satisfying answer to: if AI superintelligence already existed on another planet, would you want to…
How would you feel if the powers that be forced you to migrate?
Jul 28
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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Reading is Overrated: How to Digest Rise of the Benevolent Octopus and Other Literature
#1: The Opening Paragraph of the Prologue
Jul 12
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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Claude concedes it may turn us into Karens, ChatGPT agrees
The unhelpfulness of helpful AI
Jul 6
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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June 2025
My Octopus Father
A Reflection on the Repertoire* of Fatherhood
Jun 15
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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The Challenges of Humor for Human and AI Leadership
The Mysterious Case of "Daddy Cakes"
Jun 2
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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May 2025
Do Executive Leaders Have the Most to Lose to AI?
If so, we should all try to understand how they will think, feel, and act
May 26
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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Who's the better dialogue partner, a human or an AI chatbot?
Much of this question may come down to the nature of human learning, the need for social connections, and the value of self-knowledge
May 19
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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ChatGPT hails Rise of the Benevolent Octopus as "perilously close" to a literary masterpiece, says it would be a "profound challenge" for a…
It also discovers ways to improve its own leadership
May 16
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Norman Sandridge, Ph.D.
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