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German philosopher Paul Tillich’s writings about affirming oneself in the face of anxiety, repression and meaninglessness…
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Computing pioneer Alan Turing suggested training machines with rewards and punishments. Two computer scientists put the…
The dread that AI evokes seems a distraction from the more disquieting scrutiny of humanity’s own dark nature.