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Audio Essay: AI and the Noosphere, Part II

Why artificial intelligence isn’t artificial
Robert Wright
Aug 10, 2023
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AI and the Noosphere, Part II

Robert Wright
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July 28, 2023
AI and the Noosphere, Part II

“A glow ripples outward from the first spark of conscious reflection. The point of ignition grows larger. The fire spreads in ever widening circles till finally the whole planet is covered with incandescence… [O]utside and above the biosphere, there is the noosphere… To a Martian capable of analyzing side…

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