I’ve tried to avoid writing about generative AI—with some success—but it’s more or less impossible not to read about it. I make no claim to comprehensiveness, but there are several essays I’ve found interesting, clever, or thought-provoking. Two were written by Henry Farrell, a political scientist at Johns Hopkins,
The cosmic perspective is supposed to provide clarity about the human condition. LLMs are not the perspective shift we’re looking for. “Cosmic” is probably not the best word to describe the likely impact of generative AI on human self-understanding. But you’re right to bring sci-fi and H.P. Lovecraft into the conversation, Kieran,“astounding” just might be the word.
The cosmic perspective is supposed to provide clarity about the human condition. LLMs are not the perspective shift we’re looking for. “Cosmic” is probably not the best word to describe the likely impact of generative AI on human self-understanding. But you’re right to bring sci-fi and H.P. Lovecraft into the conversation, Kieran,“astounding” just might be the word.