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Hamlet and the Apprehension of AI

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The Consequences of Techno Solutionism

Tech solutionism is a tendency to believe that technology can solve pretty much any problem you can think of. We are even inventing solutions or what we think of as solutions to try and tackle these problems, he says. "We're not making the problem less severe" when it comes to climate change by using carbon capture in connection with other forms of emission reduction. Tech solutionism also makes it possible for someone like Elizabeth Holmes to convince investors to pour millions of dollars into an unproven idea. 'I don't know if she really believed her idea was possible'

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