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AMA | July 2023

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

CHAPTER

The Importance of Open Letters in Research

"There's a lot of questions going on here," says AI expert. "I have mixed feelings about open letters... I've signed a few in my day, but I don't seek them out." The people who write an open letter are likely to be the most dedicated and enthusiastic, he adds. But there will always be compromises over how they word it, so you're asking for too much if you want something done quickly,. He argues that real-world careful thought is more productive than calls for research to stop.

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