Douthat: So do you fear a plausible future where A.I., in a way, becomes itself stagnationist? That it’s highly intelligent, creative in a conformist way. That it’s like the Netflix algorithm: It makes infinite OK movies that people watch. It generates infinite OK ideas. It puts a bunch of people out of work and makes them obsolete. But it deepens ... See more

The thing about being a radical centrist is that you get into twice as many fights as everyone else.

I argue with creatives who insist that AIs are just plagiarism machines. They're not. It's true that these tools enable humans to plagiarize more easily—yes, that's a legitimate concern. But the AIs themselves don't memorize copyrighted works like s... See more

As our world becomes increasingly mediated by algorithmic systems, this capacity for cultural algorithmic thinking becomes more crucial, not less. Developing “HALTUNG” isn't just about standing out in an AI-driven world; it's about developing a sophisticated system for processing culture that operates on principles AI can't replicate (but for some ... See more