Cosmos Institute

From a philosophical standpoint, this shifts one of humanity’s oldest dilemmas: the search for meaning. How do we determine what truly matters when AI can generate endless pathways, each as alluring? Do we risk mistaking the existence of a solution for meaningfulness? If AI can make our decisions for us, do those decisions still carry the same weig... See more

The how questions generate quantitative propositions that computer programs can handle. As we translate the experience of life into machine language, we risk our minds becoming something like satellite servers to make things easier for the computers—which do not and cannot care. When we confuse the convenient with the significant, the death princip

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With the emerging ability to improve the embodied experience for all sentient beings, our species is entering a painful adolescent phase. We must realize it is no longer acceptable to coast along on values and purpose inherited from the past, without needing to exercise agency and responsibility to decide what we will work toward. We have to accept... See more

A deeper existential question emerges here: Whose choices are we really making? When we allow AI systems to suggest, recommend, or even decide for us, we enter murky waters of autonomy. At first, these systems may feel like collaborative partners—offering insights and ideas we hadn’t considered. But over time, we risk outsourcing not just decisions... See more