Wisdom of Crowds is an ideas collective and debate platform offering essays, excerpts and podcast previews on philosophy, religion, politics and technology. Recent issues cover the philosophy of birth and death, the decline of belief in hell and its political consequences, and debates over whether AI is truly intelligent.
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Astral Codex Ten publishes long-form essays on AI safety, rationality, politics, science and culture, alongside reader-written book reviews and weekly open threads. Readers get argumentative, carefully reasoned analysis plus community news such as meetups, surveys and grant-related projects.
Khaled Salih's newsletter offers long-form essays on intelligence, error-correction, and how institutions get trapped by their own ideas, currently drawing on his forthcoming book BACKSPACE and commentary on Macron's response to French protests. Readers get sharp philosophical argument applied to current political events, with close reading of key sentences and a clear critical stance.
Essays by philosopher Slavoj Žižek applying Lacanian and Hegelian theory to current politics, culture, media and technology. Recent issues cover D'Annunzio's Free State of Fiume, ideology in everyday events, and a two-part analysis of AI and the Lacanian Real.
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