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Will Singularity Be Anticlimactic?
Both Avi Loeb and the author of the "Philosophics" piece present a compelling, albeit concerning, perspective on the trajectory of human intelligence in the age of rapidly advancing AI. The potential for a faster-than-expected arrival of "superhuman" AI due, in part, to a decline in human cognitive abilities raises significant questions about the future of work, education, societal well-being, and the very nature of human-AI interaction. While the "cooking hypothesis" offers a glimmer of potential for AI to catalyse higher-order thinking, the prevailing concern in both sources is the risk of…
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