Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ... - Freakonomics
Work in Parallel, Without Fear — Jonas Schürmann
Claude Mythos and misguided open-weight fearmongering
Another dance around fears of open-source.
Courage isn’t about facing our fears, it’s about facing ourselves
A moral philosopher examples his own experience and the views of philosophers, psychoanalysts and Hollywood in an effort to understand courage.
Opinion | Be Afraid of Economic ‘Bigness.’ Be Very Afraid. (Published 2018)
In the 1930s it contributed to the rise of fascism. Alarmingly, we are experimenting again with a monopolized economy.
Why We Fear AI: On the Interpretation of Nightmares — Common Notions Press
Industry insiders Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer dive into the dark, twisted world of AI to demystify the many nightmares we have about it. They combine expertise in cognitive science and machine learning with political and economic analyses to cut through the hype and technobabble to show how fear
What Steven Spielberg Taught Me About Fear, Catharsis, and Being Human
Hollywood is struggling, but Spielberg insists that the big screen is still the best place to work out our collective dreams, joys and sorrows.
Note · Mikkel Malmberg
Of all the psychoses I've taken part of, this current AI coding one sure is my favourite. Never have I felt this unlocked, locked in, ambitious and unconstr...
Alex Berenson: I Didn’t Fall for Covid Fearmongering. But AI Terrifies Me.
At first, Alex Berenson was skeptical that AI posed a grave danger to humanity. He now believes the White House, the U.S., and the world must move forcefully to reduce the risks of AI. Here’s what changed.
Opinion | How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?
The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.
Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear
We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and its fear of superintelligent AI.
Since 9/11, Fear Has Driven Our Politics. Don’t Let It Drive The Next 25 Years.
Twenty-five years ago today I was woken up by a phone call from a close friend, who, like me, grew up in New York and, like me, was now living in California. She told me that something horrible had…
everything is a nail, or at least it ought to be
“the irrational decision” by Ben Recht
The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt
On technological optimism and technological pragmatism
"There are no guarantees that things are going to turn out very well for anyone.”
'Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.