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‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia
Dec 14, 2023 How an arcane philosophical rift in Silicon Valley is shaping the race to build artificial general intelligence.
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Fraud, Lies, Exploitation and Eugenic Fantasies
Nov 9, 2023 The multibillion-dollar Effective Altruism movement makes rich people feel good about being rich — to hell with the bad publicity.
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What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much)
Sep 28, 2023 Social disappearing acts reflect the deepening inhumanity of a technology-addled, coldly transactional world.
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‘Before It’s Too Late, Buddy’
Aug 23, 2023 Over and over again, history shows that the march to utopia can leave a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Truthdig Live Event: What’s Behind the Race to Create Artificial General Intelligence?
Aug 8, 2023
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Does AGI Really Threaten the Survival of the Species?
Jun 30, 2023 When someone talks about the “existential risk” posed by artificial general intelligence, always look under the hood.
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The Acronym Behind Our Wildest AI Dreams and Nightmares
Jun 15, 2023 To understand the deepening divide between AI boosters and doomers, it’s necessary to unpack their common origins in a bundle of ideologies known as TESCREAL.
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Are Conservatives at the Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”?
May 22, 2023 Is the Conservative Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”? By the standards of the Jewish jurist who coined the word, yes they are.
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A Short History of Eugenics: From Plato to Nick Bostrom
May 1, 2023 The idea of selective human breeding is as enduring as it is dangerous.
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The Bright Side of Extinction
Apr 13, 2023 There is a long philosophical tradition of eliminating future suffering through nonexistence.
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