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The Metaverse, Virtual Worlds, and the Problems of Philosophy | David Chalmers

Hidden Forces

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The Last People That Lose Their Jobs Are the Philosophers

In a world where machines give better answers to every problem than humans can, what is left to contemplate? And will philosophers basicalby displaced by a class of priests whose job i simply to give you a sense of meaning around the decisions that are made for you? I don't kno, i think if machines are better than humans about at everything. Then this question arises for almost everything, not just philosophy, but science and engineering and a and social ceation. But my point with philosophy is that philosophy precedes all of those other things, right?

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