Joanna Kavenna

Joanna Kavenna, novelist (Seven), brings literary and philosophical imagination. Adrian Woolfson, biologist and author, outlines programmable biology and genome writing. Gaurav Suri, cognitive scientist, explains neural networks and emergence. They discuss how AI reveals biological grammar, the idea of designing genomes from scratch, parallels between brains and genomes, and what emergent intelligence might mean for reality.

Joanna Kavenna, award-winning novelist of Seven, blends philosophy, satire and travel writing. She talks about inventing the mysterious board game Seven and how rules shape meaning. Conversations roam AI as an opponent, games as intimate mind-reading, comedy and absurdity in fiction, and the tension between human ambiguity and algorithmic metrics.

Joanna Kavenna, a novelist known for her witty and thought-provoking fiction, dives into her latest work, exploring the whimsical game she created, Seven. She shares hilarious anecdotes about her gaming struggles and reflects on how artificial intelligence challenges our sense of human experience. The conversation weaves through philosophical themes, such as thinking outside the box and the significance of play, all while inserting a playful nod to Morten Harket. Kavenna's unique take on narrative and the inherent absurdity in life makes for a captivating listen.