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Ever wonder what longtermism is and how it’s come to be such a big influence over the tech world? I speak with Émile P. Torres about all things connecting AI hype, ideologies about future humans, big tech’s concentration of power, the idea of human potential (or humanity’s potential) and the idea of moral consequence. Recorded Apr 17, 2023. Released May 10, 2023.


Longtermism Hub

https://www.longtermism-hub.com/critiques


Against longtermism

https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo


Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic

https://www.salon.com/2022/08/20/understanding-longtermism-why-this-suddenly-influential-philosophy-is-so/


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Ever wonder what longtermism is and how it’s come to be such a big influence over the tech world? I speak with Émile P. Torres about all things connecting AI hype, ideologies about future humans, big tech’s concentration of power, the idea of human potential (or humanity’s potential) and the idea of moral consequence. Recorded Apr 17, 2023. Released May 10, 2023.


Longtermism Hub

https://www.longtermism-hub.com/critiques


Against longtermism

https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo


Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic

https://www.salon.com/2022/08/20/understanding-longtermism-why-this-suddenly-influential-philosophy-is-so/


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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