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Why Tech Bros Overestimate AI's Creative Abilities

Why Tech Bros Overestimate AI's Creative Abilities

Silicon Valley's overconfidence in the imminent arrival of Artificial General Intelligence stems from a combination of limited understanding of the humanities, an insular culture, and a business model that incentivizes exaggerated claims about AI's capabilities.

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Ethics for Troubled Political Times

Ethics for Troubled Political Times

A conversation with Seth Zuihō Segall.

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Fight Now, Hope Always

Fight Now, Hope Always

Even as we fight back against illiberalism, we must always be examples of what makes liberalism worth fighting for.

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Why Tech Bros Overestimate AI's Creative Abilities

Why Tech Bros Overestimate AI's Creative Abilities

Silicon Valley's overconfidence in the imminent arrival of Artificial General Intelligence stems from a combination of limited understanding of the humanities, an insular culture, and a business model that incentivizes exaggerated claims about AI's capabilities.

Aaron Ross Powell
Ethics for Troubled Political Times

Ethics for Troubled Political Times

A conversation with Seth Zuihō Segall.

Aaron Ross Powell
Fight Now, Hope Always

Fight Now, Hope Always

Even as we fight back against illiberalism, we must always be examples of what makes liberalism worth fighting for.

Aaron Ross Powell
Trump Promised Disaster. His Supporters Didn’t Believe Him.

Trump Promised Disaster. His Supporters Didn’t Believe Him.

Many assumed Trump was all talk, but his return to power proves he meant every word.

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Markets are Good for More than Wealth

Markets are Good for More than Wealth

A conversation with Tom Palmer

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Reign of the Competency Cosplayers

Reign of the Competency Cosplayers

This is what happens to politics when people want imaginary experts to tell them they're right.

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The GOP is now just grifters grifting each other

The GOP is now just grifters grifting each other

The GOP has become a political movement of con artists conning each other without realizing they're being conned.

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How Right-Wing Influencers Took Over Politics

How Right-Wing Influencers Took Over Politics

A conversation with Renée DiResta

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Selling Out vs. Just Selling: The Weirdness of "Content" Monetization

Selling Out vs. Just Selling: The Weirdness of "Content" Monetization

The rise of the personal brand has led to a focus on selling oneself rather than one's creations.

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Status Anxiety, the Attention Economy, and the Appeal of Trump

Status Anxiety, the Attention Economy, and the Appeal of Trump

A conversation with Alan Elrod.

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Navigating the Chaos of Trump's Second Term

Navigating the Chaos of Trump's Second Term

A conversation with Anthony L. Fisher

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How Buddhist Insights Strengthen Liberalism

How Buddhist Insights Strengthen Liberalism

Ancient philosophy can show us why liberalism matters, why it works, and why being liberal is a better way to live.

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