Laura Pike Seeley
@laurapikeseeley
Laura Pike Seeley
Artificial intelligence is already deeply embedded in our culture, yet all too many of us seem to think of it as something new, something we might recognize if we saw it, something we are not already living with.
Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence
Risk takers have "childlike" brains—and sometimes it's a benefit
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Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
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Let’s say someone has both a high-functioning theory of mind and an overflowing well of compassion. What then? Well, this is what Hoffman calls “empathic over-arousal.” A person will feel so worn down by the intensity of other people’s emotions that it wears them down — it turns their distress into my actual distress. This might not seem like a bad... See more
Jonny Thomson • Everyday Philosophy: How Much Empathy Is Too Much?
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence a book by Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark • 1 highlight
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Why would colleges merge?Like most things in business, it starts with supply and demand. Demand for college degrees has been falling.