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Gary Marcus Credits Pope's Popularity to Care for Humanity Over AI

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Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus#156inTech

Nope. I think the positive press for @pontifex is because the Pope cares about humanity, and the consequence of technology for humanity. And that the tech bros mostly don’t.

He’s also sharper on philosophy of mind than some people I could name…

Joe Weisenthal@TheStalwart

A lot of positive press for the Pope lately.

I didn't foresee it - but it was foreseeable - that the 'tech bros inventing LLMs' narrative would A) Start a conversation about whether humans are special B) Make liberals more fond of people who believe in the existence of souls.

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Philo-Publius@philopublius9

@GaryMarcus @Pontifex Specifically that the Pope is a powerful, influential individual serving as head of one of humanity's most enduring institutions who is asserting clearly & unequivocally the primacy of the human person over economic interests & the interests of the most powerful. A rarity today.

Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

Nope. I think the positive press for @pontifex is because the Pope cares about humanity, and the consequence of technology for humanity. And that the tech bros mostly don’t.

He’s also sharper on philosophy of mind than some people I could name…

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