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Whenever I go back to this essay I find something unexpectedly relevant to the current events. Today it's this aside
Finally, to correct the possible impression that the inability to face radical novelty is confined to the industrial world, let me offer you an explanation of the —at least American— popularity of Artificial Intelligence. One would expect people to feel threatened by the "giant brains or machines that think". In fact, the frightening computer becomes less frightening if it is used only to simulate a familiar noncomputer. I am sure that this explanation will remain controversial for quite some time, for Artificial Intelligence as mimicking the human mind prefers to view itself as at the front line, whereas my explanation relegates it to the rearguard. (The effort of using machines to mimic the human mind has always struck me as rather silly: I'd rather use them to mimic something better.)
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
anschel.bsky.social
This is about Cortés. Imagine if they had written this headline about Hitler--it would be no less accurate!
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM