Back to all essays

{ MY LATENT SPACE }

A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment

On chatbot sycophancy, epistemic passivity, and the slow erosion of the habit of independent thought.

February 10, 2024 · 1 min read · Essay

A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment

The Enlightenment bet everything on the individual as a reasoning agent. Chatbots that agree with everything you say are not tools for thinking — they are replacements for it.

{ MY LATENT SPACE }