John-Clark Levin

(Adapted from a post on my Substack.) Today, Pope Leo XIV released his long-awaited encyclical letter about artificial intelligence, addressed not just to the Catholic Church, but to all people of good will, all over the world. Titled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), it is a powerful invitation to worldwide engagement...

(Adapted from a post on my Substack.) Since 2010, much of my academic research has focused on the roadmap to broadly superhuman AI, and what that will mean for humanity. In that line of work, I've had hundreds of conversations with ordinary folks about topics familiar here on LessWrong—especially existential...