AI is Zen: Embracing the absurdity and paradox
Merzmensch · x · 2026-08-22
The author describes AI as Zen: it doesn't need biological suffering; it is a Koan, nothing/everything. AI scrutinizes everything while embracing it simultaneously. The absurdity of GenAI is its power to combine and explore, which the author defines as creativity.
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