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Salim Ismail: We Are Already Gods, We Might As Well Start Acting As Such (part 1)

1,006 views · Published 11 September 2011 · 9:44 · Indexed 24 September 2026

Channel: Singularity Weblog · 2011 · Science & Technology

During my time at Singularity University, I was privileged to get a 30 min interview with Salim Ismail for Singularity 1 on 1.

During our conversation we discuss issues such as: his personal background and early childhood in India; his motivation, goals and aspirations for Singularity University; the term "exponential organisation"; the surprising fact that he is not a singularitarian; Salim's take on the technological singularity; being/becoming gods; our responsibility for what happens to the planet; religion in general and the rapture of the nerds criticism in particular; making money and investing; being Canadian; using technology to address grand challenges.

I would like to thank Singularity University for allowing me to use their campus during filming.

Salim Ismail: We Are Already Gods, We Might As Well Start Acting As Such (part 1)

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