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Without Why

B. Scot Rousse

Philosophy, Technology, and AI. "The problem with artificial intelligence is (still) that computers don't (yet?) give a damn."

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    B. Scot Rousse (“B”)'s substack, "Without Why," focuses on what it means to be alive in an age of intelligent machines. He is philosopher in residence at Topos Institute and visiting scholar in Philosophy at Berkeley. He also drums in 3 punk bands.

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