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Reason v. Rule

The Real AI Risk is to Culture Itself

John Ganz
Sep 18, 2026
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I am torn, as many are, I believe, between AI skepticism and fear. On the one hand, I’m unimpressed, and on the other, I think there’s a real existential risk in the development of these technologies. I suppose one way to resolve this tension is to articulate it like this: I don’t think the literal destruction of humanity—our biological species—is likel…

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