Has AI made the blank slate idea obsolete?
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-07-23
The post asks whether AI has effectively killed the “blank slate” idea in public discourse, arguing that nobody seems to mention it anymore. It is a broad AGI-era framing question about how AI changes assumptions about cognition, learning, and human nature.
- The author suggests the old “blank slate” framing has faded.
- The question is not about a specific product or model, but about how AI reshapes a foundational idea.
- It is best read as a social/philosophical AGI discussion rather than a technical update.
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