Elves in the Machine
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 4, 2026
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Bruce Damer Today we are taking a slightly different tack and heading into the cyber world of Artificial Life, which may sound like a contradiction or may sound like life in the hectic Western world these days. While this field may be controversial to old-line scientists, of late […]
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A long conversation on the Psychedelic Salon explores artificial life, computational models, and the history of simulation research through Biota and related projects. It also debates Terence McKenna’s ideas about novelty, psychedelics, machine elves, and AI, contrasting visionary speculation with more grounded views of complex systems and communication.
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