Humanity’s Promethean Gap with AI
Frontier AI systems are beginning to test the limits of human oversight. The companies developing them retain considerable power to define the risks.
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AI, Philosophy & Thought — what each story says
Every story in this issue with a short summary, so you can decide what to read before leaving the site. Summaries are written by AI (Claude) only from each publisher's own description and checked by Jev for anything not in that description. They are not full translations. Follow "Read the original" for the full story.
10 stories5 with summaries7 topics
🧠 Philosophy of mind and consciousness2
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- BIZ-CPT-AI-CONSCIOUSNESS-WARNING-FILEPIC-GETAppleValleyNewsNow.com · 11/03 15:23 UTC
- Microsoft exec skeptical of AI sentience | Los Angeles Times - newspaperMagzter · 11/03 15:44 UTC
🪞 What it means to be human2
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- Calvin Engen Explores the Intersection of Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Search for Meaning in 'The Infinity Formula'Send2Press · 11/03 12:12 UTC
🔎 Knowledge and truth1
Three Questions from a Philosopher About ‘AI Slop’
Associate Professor of Philosophy Daniel J. Singer, C’08, says artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the world. He believes conversations around it should be demystified.
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Sign of the Times: What is an (AI) author?
Having AI write your papers is described as plainly plagiarism. The piece asks what it means for an AI agent to be an "author".
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ChatGTP and the Search for Truth: OpenAI Says It Receives 70 Million Religion Requests Weekly
A report found that Islam-related questions make up nearly half of all religious questions. Christianity-related questions make up about one-third.
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- Scholars discuss AI’s intersection with Pope Leo XIV’s teachingSt. Mary's University | San Antonio, Texas · 11/02 20:34 UTC
🌌 Thought on humanity's future1
Transhuman: From Homo Sapiens to Robot AI Agents
Alfonso Velazquez writes that frontier AI, autonomous agents and humanoid robotics drive cognitive symbiosis and industrial growth in Mexico.
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- Could Making AI Feel Pain Be the Key to Preventing Human Extinction Risk?Forbes JAPAN · 11/01 01:00 UTC
The analysis and visual summary are in the Nov 4 AM issue. Japanese version here.