Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic
Whatever we may "owe the future," it isn't a bizarre and dangerous ideology fueled by eugenics and capitalism
'As I have previously written, longtermism is arguably the most influential ideology that few members of the general public have ever heard about. Longtermists have directly influenced reports from the secretary-general of the United Nations; a longtermist is currently running the RAND Corporation; they have the ears of billionaires like Musk; and the so-called Effective Altruism community, which gave rise to the longtermist ideology, has a mind-boggling $46.1 billion in committed funding. Longtermism is everywhere behind the scenes — it has a huge following in the tech sector — and champions of this view are increasingly pulling the strings of both major world governments and the business elite.'
https://www.salon.com/2022/08/20/understanding-longtermism-why-this-suddenly-influential-philosophy-is-so/
#Longtermismus #Transhumanismus #Dystopie #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #AI #technoFascism
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