The Crisis That United Humanity—and Why It Matters for AI

The Crisis That United Humanity—and Why It Ma...

The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, Daniel Barcay and Aza RaskinThe Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, Daniel Barcay and Aza Raskin

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Attachment Hacking and the Rise of AI Psychosis

Therapy and companionship has become the #1 use case for AI, with millions worldwide sharing their innermost thoughts with AI systems — often things they wouldn't tell loved ones or human therapists. This mass experiment in human-computer interaction is already showing extremely ...  Show more

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What Would It Take to Actually Trust Each Other? The Game Theory Dilemma

So much of our world today can be summed up in the cold logic of “if I don’t, they will.” This is the foundation of game theory, which holds that cooperation and virtue are irrational; that all that matters is the race to make the most money, gain the most power, and play the win ...  Show more

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