@danshipper: definite golden age for polymaths and philosophers (luckily, a good antidote for epistemic despair) incredible time
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Dan Williams shares a new essay exploring how the AI revolution raises big questions beyond technical AI, positioning it as a golden age for polymaths and philosophers, and offering an antidote to epistemic despair.
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definite golden age for polymaths and philosophers (luckily, a good antidote for epistemic despair)
incredible time
Dan Williams (@danwilliamsphil): New essay! A big-picture, speculative article on how most of the huge questions about the coming AI revolution aren’t really about AI in a narrow, technical sense - and why it will be a golden age for polymaths, philosophers, and moderate epistemic despair. Link:
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