Cosmos Institute @cosmos_inst
The Academy for Philosopher-Builders. Building AI for human flourishing. Writing at https://t.co/aef99Piwlj cosmos-institute.org Austin, TX Joined September 2023-
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Every builder’s first duty is philosophical: To decide what they should build for. This duty has largely been forgotten.
Every builder’s first duty is philosophical: To decide what they should build for. This duty has largely been forgotten.
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New piece! 👽 Diffused AGI "advocate agents" could allow us to solve intractable social and political coordination problems. This same technology offers a foundation for better governance, allowing us to rebuild decaying institutions from the ground up. Link below!
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What would Adam Smith think of AI? 🤔 At @AdamSmithHouse, @mbrendan1 (@cosmos_inst) reminded us: we must never outsource our moral judgements to machines. Smith finished The Theory of Moral Sentiments here — and today, this house lives again as a forum for testing timeless…
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I'm inspired by the work of @cosmos_inst & @AdamSmithHouse to cultivate a freer, more virtuous society and prevent human deference to machines. Grateful to have attended @mbrendan1's lecture with @HalderAlaka (and to hold a first edition copy of Wealth of Nations 😵)!
I'm inspired by the work of @cosmos_inst & @AdamSmithHouse to cultivate a freer, more virtuous society and prevent human deference to machines. Grateful to have attended @mbrendan1's lecture with @HalderAlaka (and to hold a first edition copy of Wealth of Nations 😵)!
Last night, @mbrendan1 delivered the 2025 Adam Smith Lecture in Edinburgh— joined by our two essay contest winners, @HalderAlaka & @ashleydzhang. Thanks to @AdamSmithHouse and @DrAdam_Dixon for hosting. Stay tuned for the full recording.
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Yesterday, after a redeye from Austin, I gave the Adam Smith lecture at @AdamSmithHouse in Edinburgh. I had not realized just how much Adam Smith is the man for our 21st century moment. His "impartial spectator" reveals what's at stake when we outsource moral judgment to…
Yesterday, after a redeye from Austin, I gave the Adam Smith lecture at @AdamSmithHouse in Edinburgh. I had not realized just how much Adam Smith is the man for our 21st century moment. His "impartial spectator" reveals what's at stake when we outsource moral judgment to…
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This is the most meaningful interview I’ve done: seeing my friend Francis Pedraza react to conversations we had 8 years ago before his success. Francis Pedraza now runs one of the fastest-growing AI unicorns worth $2 billion, but when I met him a decade ago he was at a low…
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The @cosmos_inst published a guest Substack post by Annapolis tutor Zachary Gartenberg looking at what it means to truly learn in the age of AI—a question he first posed in July as a speaker with the St. John’s Graduate Institute’s Summer Lecture Series. bit.ly/48q4rOs
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