We can build atomic weapons, synthetic CDOs and increasingly powerful AI systems. But can we still explain clearly what we have created and what the risks are? Hannah Arendt raised this problem in 1958. Social media may have added another dimension: words themselves can remain simple while becoming detached from shared reality.
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Fodor After ChatGPT: The Machine Works, But Do We Understand It?
This article is more than three years in the making. Since ChatGPT came into my consciousness, I have been thinking about the work of Fodor. Jerry Fodor (1935–2017) was an American philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science and the philosophy of language. He is especially associated with three important… Continue reading Fodor After ChatGPT: The Machine Works, But Do We Understand It?
