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What AI has to say about Living Life Backwards

Today at lunchtime, our dear friend Michel surprised us with this idea about "living life backwards". It was already uplifting on its own—a delightful moment of humor and reflection. BUT THEN, at home, I decided to push this experience further. I dropped the idea into Google’s NotebookLM AI. What came out? An incredible podcast that I can’t wait to share with you all. 

Here’s a little tip: Use the custom field in NotebookLM to give instructions for the conversation. My instruction was: 

Debate this text. First read it and then subsequently dive into an extended analysis of each of the philosophical, psychological, social, economical, technical, legal, political, biological, and theological dimensions. Temperature: 0.9

Now, I’m not entirely sure if the "temperature" setting in NotebookLM prompts plays a role in shaping the output... Anyway, the result is ... — just listen! 😊

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