Are we responsible for our choices?

A unicorn

On Project Syndicate, Peter Singer discusses choice and responsibility, exploring the extent to which we can be held accountable for our choices and how truly “ours” those choices are. It’s a great read.

Another interesting article about the perceived failure of AGI is this one on Fortune by Gary Marcus.

Finally, regarding the removal of content policy restrictions from the Trump administration and how they are reshaping existing AI, “Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash” offers valuable insight.

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