Michael Lynch: What Happens When AI Becomes Smarter Than Humans?

Michael Lynch examines epistemic shock, truth-seeking challenges, and ethical risks from AGI emergence He examines the ethical risks AI poses to humanity and argues for deeper philosophical scrutiny of future technologies.

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