While we are still at an early stage of the sea-change that is approaching far faster than we realize, we must demand transparency from the creators of ChatGPT and other AI creators.
Why liberal education—in particular, the kind that forces students to read “the great books” widely and deeply—is always a better option than Big Tech paternalism.
In ChatGPT’s world, we’re supposed to be unequivocally for affirmative action and transgender ideology, but health, happiness, and illegal immigration are all toss-ups.
If we have any hope of retaining our tenuous grasp on reality rather than drowning in a maelstrom of ideological disinformation, our window to wake up is closing fast.
The random act of violence that ended Daniel Enriquez’s life on May 23 has much less to offer us in the way of political hubbub and front-page headlines. And yet his is the story we need to be telling
Biden’s return to the long-standing aggressive neoliberal/neocon foreign policy promises to keep our focus tuned to a foreign channel while our own signal devolves to static.
Whether or not to get vaccinated is a decision that must be weighed differently and individually by each American. Such decisions must remain in the core domain of personal liberty.
We are seized by rampages of resentment against each other and against the great achievements of our civilization’s past. Those achievements reprimand us, making us feel petty and small.