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I don't see anything there that uniquely qualifies him to be an expert on this matter. - He popularized the term 'virtual reality' in the late 80s, - Did a bu
by preommr 4y ago
I don't see anything there that uniquely qualifies him to be an expert on this matter.
- He popularized the term 'virtual reality' in the late 80s,
- Did a bunch of stuff with music
- Spent a whole lot of time warning against social media
- Spent a whole lot of time warning against what I consider to be the best parts of the internet like Wikipedia
- aerhardt 4y agoI’ve seen many of the very best AI scientists (Hinton, Hasabis, Lecun, etc) say that we need philosophers and ethicists deeply involved on this topic urgently. I think a guy like Lanier, who knows CS fundamentals but has been talking about the ethics and impact of different digital creations for decades, is a pretty good guy to have on team humanity, no?