Jobst Landgrebe on hype cycles
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Jobst Landgrebe, a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy
at the University at Buffalo specialising in the philosophy of AI, complex
systems, and the ontology of physics and mathematics, elaborates on the
concept of "hype cycles" which he explores in his book "The Hype Cycle."
Jobst describes hype cycles as cultural and scientific phenomena that are used
to govern societies in the absence of traditional faith or fear-based governance.
He argues that these cycles are often…
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