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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

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    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
    Future Perfect

    If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Expelliarmus! How to enjoy Harry Potter while disarming J.K. Rowling.
    Future Perfect

    It’s not millennial cringe to wonder if you can enjoy the work of problematic artists.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
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    New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

    By Sigal Samuel
    “AI will kill everyone” is not an argument. It’s a worldview.
    Future Perfect

    How rational is Eliezer Yudkowsky’s prophecy?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
    Future Perfect

    The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Is AI lying? (And other reader questions, answered.)Is AI lying? (And other reader questions, answered.)
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    A very Future Perfect newsletter mailbag.

    By Izzie Ramirez, Sigal Samuel and 2 more
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    How to make the hardest choices of your lifeHow to make the hardest choices of your life
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    From picking a career to picking a spouse, one radical philosophical idea will guide you.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    This is what happens when ChatGPT tries to write scriptureThis is what happens when ChatGPT tries to write scripture
    Future Perfect

    AI wrote a sacred text for Buddhists — and it exceeded expectations. Can it write a good Bible?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Can’t commit to vegetarianism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options.
    Future Perfect

    This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    AI experts think chatbots are trying to trick us. Are they?AI experts think chatbots are trying to trick us. Are they?
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    What chimp research can teach us about AI’s ability to “scheme.“

    By Sigal Samuel

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