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AI has brought a foundational subset of philosophy to the forefront of our lives — specifically, philosophy of mind and metaphysics.

It’s taking a while, for instance, for society to get past the idea that it’s ok to assume that AI could be conscious simply because AI can tell us it’s conscious. If that were sufficient, then philosophers wouldn’t have spent so long getting hung up about whether other humans were conscious!

The author is excited about the potential for philosophy in the coming years. Read more here..