Keith Frankish
English philosopher of mind, best known for illusionism about consciousness; honorary professor at the University of Sheffield and editor of the Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Mind series.
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Their words'Superbeliefs', I call them. These may differ from the implicit ('basic') beliefs revealed in my unreflective or forced choices. Most people's do, I suspect.
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Their wordsTo create major economic change, you need to mobilize the working class--the people with so little investment in the current system that they are willing to burn it down.
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Their wordsTheir existence seems to devalue something I care for deeply. Yet I'm also fascinated by this magical technology.
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Their wordsI am fascinated by AI, and I think it's both a tactical and a social error to abstain from all engagement with it.
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Their wordsAn underdiscussed aspect of AI is its power to assist and empower. Over the years I've seen many papers by non-native English speakers that contained excellent ideas but were let down (and sometimes mocked) for their poor English.
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Their wordsI understand and share the anger, but aren't we the good guys, who reject retributive punishment and don't believe in the death penalty?
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Their wordsSocieties that survive severe infections acquire a temporary immunity to it, but this wears off with time. Vaccination can be achieved through education about past infections, and it is strongly advised.
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Their wordsit's near vacuous to explain the situation in terms of individual moral failings. The problem is much deeper and much harder to fix.
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Their wordsI fear we're not going to be able to return to a liberal consensus-based democracy without a very serious social and political breakdown.