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She cites the observations of 20th century US mathematician Norbert Wiener, whose work laid the foundations for AI development. Says Schwarz: “[Weiner] said — in the 1960s — that there is a disastrous focus on and obsession with ‘know-how’, which tends to eclipse the moral question we should be asking: what is it good for.”

✏️ Good quote about our perpetual obsession with accomplishing something, eschewing any concerns about what the moral implications are. “We can do the how! Fuck the why.” 👓 quotes