Do you know why you're here?

What you believe about human origins and purpose will become more salient than ever as AI tools become more ubiquitous.

Amid scary predictions about potential human extinction due to AI, others are talking about the flip side—the "utopian" future than awaits humanity if we will just embrace and accelerate superintelligence. That was the topic of a recent Interesting Times podcast featuring philosopher Nick Bostrom, who envisions a future where...