Reflections

Curiosity without boundaries.

In the spirit of the Renaissance ideal, these writings span multiple disciplines across philosophy, economics, societal challenges and more. With each piece I seek to explore ideas that resist simple conclusions, because the most important questions rarely have easy answers

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A Different Perspective on AI Fear

I’m a generally optimistic person, which isn’t always easy in today’s world and is made more difficult if you allow yourself to descend too far into the world of social media and mainstream news. Fortunately, my social media exposure is incredibly limited and as far as possible I keep my consumption of news confined to a relatively curated list of sources.

So, what has any of this got to do with AI doomerism?  

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