G.K. Chesterton on AI Risk (opens in new tab)

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19 pointsdeerpig9y ago7 comments

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teslacar9y ago· 3 in thread

lengthy and dry, and although it was intended to amuse, it overstayed it welcome. sorry.

teilo9y ago

One either loves Chesterton or is bored by him. But in any case, this was very much typical of how Chesterton wrote.

carsongross9y ago

If you are tired of Chesterton, you are tired of life.

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Moshe_Silnorin9y ago

Yes. I was very impressed with the style. Though Ceglowski is very charitable with his money, if not with his analysis of AI risk.

deerpigOP9y ago

A charming April 1st post. My two favorite lines were "our tools have been rebelling against us since the first peasant stepped on a rake" and "Even a village idiot can fall in love; Newton never did".

Analemma_9y ago

Check the footnote for a brief Twitter debate between Maciej and Scott that this set off, which involved the eating of a hat.

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