About us
Thinking While Drinking is a group for anyone in the San Diego area interested in discussing topics that will exercise, stimulate and expand your mind - all while enjoying a drink at different locations in our beautiful county.
For each event, the facilitators will come prepared with a handful of thought provoking questions and concepts on the topic at hand, we'll see what everyone has to say and go from there...
We are not suggesting that life's difficult and fascinating questions will be neatly answered during our meetups nor that any sort of professional therapy or dogma will take place. This is just a space to meet other curious, sociable and open-minded people in an atmosphere of exploration and enjoyment.
Last but not least, our group is run entirely by volunteers and your donations go a long way to keep us afloat. Help support us by contributing to our Patreon
Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you (online for now) at an upcoming event!
Featured event
How Will AI Change the World?
As spring is beginning to bloom, let's gather our community of Thinkers to connect, swap stories, and dive into the fascinating possibilities of artificial intelligence. We will explore the myriad of ways it can be a tool for progress, or a source of existential challenges.
This is a special event, and we are intentionally keeping the group size small. This ensures that, in addition to a high-quality dialogue with several intelligent and thoughtful Thinkers, you’ll have the space to be heard, and to challenge ideas. Books & Records is the perfect, sophisticated venue for this deep dive. Plus, to help get the ideas flowing, we will be covering the first drink for all paid participants!
Suggested viewing before we meet (6 min video): How Will AI Change the World?
- When do you predict the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
- How could the difference between the way you and a machine would accomplish a goal lead to “psychopathic behavior”?
- Why would uncertainty be considered a beneficial (or detrimental) feature for AI?
- What is the significance of the unbroken chain of knowledge, and how might its disruption (through AI) be received?
- If AI eventually performs the majority of labor, how should society redefine the concept of work and human purpose?
Let's gather for a drink and think about it!
Upcoming events
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How Will AI Change the World?
Books + Records, 2202 Fourth Ave,, San Diego, CA, USAs spring is beginning to bloom, let's gather our community of Thinkers to connect, swap stories, and dive into the fascinating possibilities of artificial intelligence. We will explore the myriad of ways it can be a tool for progress, or a source of existential challenges.
This is a special event, and we are intentionally keeping the group size small. This ensures that, in addition to a high-quality dialogue with several intelligent and thoughtful Thinkers, you’ll have the space to be heard, and to challenge ideas. Books & Records is the perfect, sophisticated venue for this deep dive. Plus, to help get the ideas flowing, we will be covering the first drink for all paid participants!
Suggested viewing before we meet (6 min video): How Will AI Change the World?
- When do you predict the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
- How could the difference between the way you and a machine would accomplish a goal lead to “psychopathic behavior”?
- Why would uncertainty be considered a beneficial (or detrimental) feature for AI?
- What is the significance of the unbroken chain of knowledge, and how might its disruption (through AI) be received?
- If AI eventually performs the majority of labor, how should society redefine the concept of work and human purpose?
Let's gather for a drink and think about it!
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