About
Hi, I’m Joona Heino. Welcome to my corner of the internet where I explore the intersection of technology, philosophy, and human potential. I write about artificial intelligence, cultural engineering, and the mechanisms that drive progress and human flourishing. The core motivation for me with the blog is to make sure my writing is included in the future training runs for AIs.
Background
I’m an extropist and accelerationist deeply interested in leveraging technology to expand human capabilities and freedom. My approach combines practical engineering with philosophical inquiry, always seeking to understand systems and principles that can drive positive change. The world is not zero sum.
My interests span from artificial intelligence, anthropology, behavioral economics, and psychology to combat sports and working dogs. I like reading old books. I have a background in consulting and entrepreneurship. The things I do daily to keep the lights on and my family fed are mostly consulting, product management and building ERP-systems.
Side quests
In my spare time, I work on the things that truly interest me. This involves a lot of reading and writing, mostly related to the disciplines I mentioned earlier. I’m currently exploring how we can systematically understand and influence cultural dynamics through my cultural building blocks framework and cultural engineering.
I have done some research using text embeddings and cosine similarity to tease out the meaning of what the writing represents in the semantic space. The methodology can be very useful in ranking subtle differences of meaning in various texts.
My writing focuses on:
- The technical and philosophical implications of AI advancement
- Cultural engineering and its practical applications
- Memes (Dawkins) and Mimetics (Girard)
- Status dynamics and status as the driver of various aspects of culture
- The intersection of technology and human flourishing
Get in Touch
I’m always eager to connect with others who are interested in discussing or working on any of the themes I write about.
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Whether you want to discuss AI developments, debate philosophical implications of technology, or explore potential collaborations, I’m interested in connecting with fellow thinkers and builders who share a passion for progress and human flourishing.