Geoffrey Moore Analyzes AI Scenarios Through Literary Criticism
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by Geoffrey Moore
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Geoffrey Moore applies literary criticism to popular AI scenarios (Terminator, Jurassic Park, etc.) to analyze humanity's existential concerns about AI. He argues that scenarios are the fundamental unit of discourse when facts are unavailable, and that the high-tech sector has long used narrative-based thinking to navigate disruptive innovations. The piece examines how fictional narratives shape our understanding of AI risks and what they reveal about real existential threats.
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· 3 pulledAs humans, when we have no facts, we generate narratives, which we then mine for insights and test for credibility.
In the high-tech sector, we have been doing this for decades because disruptive innovations, by virtue of their very novelty, have no history, and so must win
The fundamental unit of discourse that unites all these efforts is the scenario.
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