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AI wave revives debate over controlling our own thoughts

Original: You can choose what to think about. That's the scary proposition of new tech like this latest # AI wave. Sounds good, bu

A new wave of AI tools is prompting concern that people will be able to choose what they think about, or have that choice shaped for them. Critics note that even with older practices like meditation, people are already poor at directing their own attention, making powerful thought-steering technology unsettling.

Why now: Rapid advances in AI are raising fresh worries about technology influencing human thought and autonomy.

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• You can choose what to think about. That's the scary proposition of new tech like this latest # AI wave. Sounds good, but it also gives me pause. From what little experience I have with much older tech like meditation, we're pretty bad at choosing what to think about. We can be… · t_var_s@phpc.social · 2

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