Philosophically, intellectually—in every way—human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence.| The Atlantic
Is something rewiring your brain? Microsoft Research finds that humans who increasingly rely on generative AI in their work use less critical thinking that can deteriorate their cognitive abilities.| www.mediapost.com
"There are no guarantees that things are going to turn out very well for anyone.”| davekarpf.substack.com
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.| The Atlantic
The enhancement and atrophy of human cognition go hand in hand| www.theintrinsicperspective.com
A preview of Nicholas Carr’s new book Superbloom| www.afterbabel.com
Before Google and the internet, people memorized stuff. When your grandpa went to school, memorization was the main method of learning, and he had to commit things like the Gettysburg Address and sonnets by William Shakespeare to memory. Decades ago, rote leaning went entirely out of fashion amongst educators, in favor of helping students think […]| The Art of Manliness
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.| theconvivialsociety.substack.com
One of the most-used tools on the internet is not what it used to be.| The Atlantic
How online life breaks the old political order| The New Atlantis
On Marc Andreessen's "techno-optimist manifesto"| davekarpf.substack.com
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 2| theconvivialsociety.substack.com