The Rise of A.I: The Wait Is Over | Alex Tsakiris | The Ripple Effect Podcast #563

Jan 1, 2026

Alex Tsakiris is best known as the founder and host of 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.

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