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Moloch and other Gods: Rationality, Myth and AI
Note: this piece was written for and published for the recent ‘Mythos’ issue of the excellent Second Renaissance Magazine which also features brilliant…
Jul 4
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Jonah Wilberg
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AI for Cultural Enlightenment
A transcript of my talk at the London Initiative for Safe AI
Jun 5
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Jonah Wilberg
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I Tried 8 AI Tools to Make Myself Wiser
There are AI tools available right now that promise to make us not just more knowledgeable or productive, but wiser. Auren is ‘an emotionally…
Apr 23
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Jonah Wilberg
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What is Metamodernism?
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Metacrisis: an Overview
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Wise Altruism: Doing Good under Radical Uncertainty
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Dynamical Systems and Civilizational Crisis
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