Mindful A.I., with James Wells

James Wells is VP of Corporate Development at Sanctuary AI, a company building & scaling embodied artificial general intelligence (AGI). In this episode, James and I discuss the differences between various types of artificial intelligence and opine on the future of the relationship between humans & intelligent machines. James is also an accomplished survivalist, yogi, ironman, & meditator In this episode, we cover James’s highly unique experiences Completing a wilderness survival course in the middle of nowhere Running an ironman race with almost no traditional training (as in running, biking, or swimming) Learning and struggling through meditation practice and the impact it’s had on his personal & professional life This episode was kind of stitched together over a few recorded conversations we had, and the final product is exceptional. I think anyone could get something out of our chat. You can find James Wells on LinkedIn (feel free to say hi) You can visit Sanctuary AI at www.sanctuary.ai