What Robin Hanson thinks about empathy

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Associate professor of economics at George Mason University, originator of decision markets and futarchy, and author of the blog Overcoming Bias.

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1. 25 Sept 2026

   Our readingTreating a group harshly as though they are barbarians can cause them to act like barbarians, at least temporarily.

   Their wordsAnd beware: people treated strongly enough like barbarians may come to act that way, at least for a time.

   ↗Don’t Other AIsovercomingbias.com 3rd of 3 in this piece